Welcome to our Surgical Centers of El Paso. West El Paso Surgical Center and East El Paso Surgical Centers are freestanding ambulatory surgery centers offering a broad range of outpatient surgical procedures.  This HCA-affiliated, AAAHC-certified, multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center gives patients and physicians a convenient and safe alternative to surgery at a hospital. El Paso West and East Surgery Centers provide excellence in healthcare while offering one-day surgery at a competitive cost.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Education Required:  

High School graduate or GED. 

Graduate from an accredited school of Surgical Technology or Hospital

conducted on the job training with proof of program content and completion

Education Preferred:  

Experience Required:  1 year related experience or training in surgical technician curriculum

Experience Preferred: Computer skills

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES:

Required:     Current BCLS certification issued by the American Heart Association

Preferred:    Current certification as a Surgical Technologist

*** Effective 9/1/09, TX Bill HB 643 requires for all surgical technologists to hold and maintain certification as a surgical technologists within 6 months of graduation.  A surgical technologist may not continue to practice surgical technology after the 180th day after the date of graduation without showing documentation to the health care facility that the person holds and maintain the surgical technologist certification. **