Certified Surgical Technologist Jobs in San Antonio, TX
Certified Surgical Technologist jobs in San Antonio are in strong and steady demand, concentrated around the South Texas Medical Center corridor, the Stone Oak area, and the greater northeast San Antonio hospital district, across acute care, ambulatory surgery centers, and specialty surgical practices. Employers hiring right now include CHRISTUS Health, Tenet Healthcare, and United Surgical Partners. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Description
Summary:
Performs a variety of technical duties to assist in preparing and caring for pre-operative patients. Prepares patient skin for surgery in accordance with hospital standards. Maintains aseptic techniques; actively monitors situations that could lead to breaches in aseptic technique. Provides comfort and support for pre-operative patients by demonstrating sensitivity to patient care and privacy. Transports patients to and from the Operating Room suite. Positions patients according to the type of surgery. Identifies and cares for biological specimens. Prepares the Operating Room by setting up tables, instruments, and supplies according to type of case.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Under the direction of a professional nurse, performs all processes that relate to the delivery of direct patient care and assistance care in the OR prior to and during any surgical procedure.
- Ability to proficiently scrub 3 specialty areas including but not limited to: Transplants, Open Heart, Urology, Neurology, Titanium Rib, Robotics, etc. is highly preferred.
- Establishes and maintains the sterile field, passes instruments, and sutures to the physician, and assists as directed by the physician.
- Use the physician preference card as a beginning point when pulling cases and setting up the OR.
- Ensures that preference cards are kept up to date and as complete as possible.
- Works effectively as a member of the team caring for the patient.
- Cooperates in team planning and execution.
- Maintains a safe environment by always implementing technical and aseptic practices.
- Demonstrates clinical expertise in the use and care of all surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment.
- Adheres to Universal Barrier Precautions for both patient and own safety in all patient care situations.
- Demonstrates competency to monitor and control the surgical environment. Maintains proper traffic control, dress codes, and adherence to OR sanitation policies and procedures.
- Familiar with facility policy and procedure regarding decontamination, processing, and sterilization of all instruments and supplies that are processed within the facility.
- Demonstrates competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department.
- Appropriately adapt assigned patient assessment, treatment and/or care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific, and other developmental needs of each patient served.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- High School Diploma or equivalent is required
- Completion of the Surgical Technology program or an accredited LVN/LPN program is required
Experience
- 2 or more years of experience preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- Certified Surgical Technologist within 180 days of graduation or LVN/LPN License required
Work Schedule:
MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE
Work Type:
Full Time
Description
Summary:
Performs a variety of technical duties to assist in preparing and caring for pre-operative patients. Prepares patient skin for surgery in accordance with hospital standards. Maintains aseptic techniques; actively monitors situations that could lead to breaches in aseptic technique. Provides comfort and support for pre-operative patients by demonstrating sensitivity to patient care and privacy. Transports patients to and from the Operating Room suite. Positions patients according to the type of surgery. Identifies and cares for biological specimens. Prepares the Operating Room by setting up tables, instruments, and supplies according to type of case.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Under the direction of a professional nurse, performs all processes that relate to the delivery of direct patient care and assistance care in the OR prior to and during any surgical procedure.
- Ability to proficiently scrub 3 specialty areas including but not limited to: Transplants, Open Heart, Urology, Neurology, Titanium Rib, Robotics, etc. is highly preferred.
- Establishes and maintains the sterile field, passes instruments, and sutures to the physician, and assists as directed by the physician.
- Use the physician preference card as a beginning point when pulling cases and setting up the OR.
- Ensures that preference cards are kept up to date and as complete as possible.
- Works effectively as a member of the team caring for the patient.
- Cooperates in team planning and execution.
- Maintains a safe environment by always implementing technical and aseptic practices.
- Demonstrates clinical expertise in the use and care of all surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment.
- Adheres to Universal Barrier Precautions for both patient and own safety in all patient care situations.
- Demonstrates competency to monitor and control the surgical environment. Maintains proper traffic control, dress codes, and adherence to OR sanitation policies and procedures.
- Familiar with facility policy and procedure regarding decontamination, processing, and sterilization of all instruments and supplies that are processed within the facility.
- Demonstrates competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department.
- Appropriately adapt assigned patient assessment, treatment and/or care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific, and other developmental needs of each patient served.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- High School Diploma or equivalent is required
- Completion of the Surgical Technology program or an accredited LVN/LPN program is required
Experience
- 2 or more years of experience preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- Certified Surgical Technologist within 180 days of graduation or LVN/LPN License required
Work Schedule:
MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE
Work Type:
Full Time
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Who's Hiring
- CHRISTUS Health70
- Tenet Healthcare9
- United Surgical Partners9
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
Certified Surgical Technologist Jobs in San Antonio: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a certified surgical technologist job in San Antonio?
San Antonio's largest concentration of surgical tech openings sits within the South Texas Medical Center, home to several major hospital systems, Level I trauma centers, and specialty surgical facilities that hire year-round. Ambulatory surgery centers in Stone Oak and the northeast suburbs also recruit actively. Candidates with scrub experience in orthopedics, cardiovascular, or robotics-assisted procedures tend to move faster through hiring here, as those specialties are well represented across San Antonio's surgical volume.
Which companies hire certified surgical technologists in San Antonio?
San Antonio certified surgical technologist roles are posted by CHRISTUS Health, Tenet Healthcare, and United Surgical Partners and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. The local market includes large health systems, military-affiliated medical facilities, and a growing number of independent ambulatory surgery centers spread across the metro.
Are there remote certified surgical technologist jobs in San Antonio?
Remote work is rare for certified surgical technologists, since scrubbing in and directly assisting surgeons requires an in-person sterile field. About 0% of certified surgical technologist openings tied to San Antonio are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, and those tend to be administrative, scheduling, or surgical supply coordination roles rather than hands-on scrub positions.
How can I get a certified surgical technologist job in San Antonio with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in San Antonio is a surgical tech externship or new-graduate position at one of the hospital systems within the South Texas Medical Center, several of which maintain formal new-hire orientation programs for recent program graduates. Applying for central sterile processing or surgical technologist assistant roles at local ambulatory surgery centers can also build the case-experience that San Antonio surgical hiring managers look for before offering a primary scrub position.
Which industries hire the most certified surgical technologists in San Antonio?
Most certified surgical technologist openings in San Antonio sit in Healthcare & Medical Services, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. San Antonio's dense cluster of large hospital systems, military treatment facilities, and a fast-growing ambulatory surgery center sector drives consistent demand for scrub-qualified candidates across those segments.
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