• Job Description

  Req#: 122825
  Overview
  
  
  M Health Fairview is now taking applications for our Surgical Tech Training program! Do you want to be part of the largest health care organization in MN? Are you highly motivated and interested in working in the Operating Room? Come join our team!
  Location: UofM East Bank
  FTE: Working at the hospital 24 hours a week, attending school 2 - 4 days a week
  Length: The program is 18 - 21 months
  Start Date: April 3rd, 2024
  Pay: $22.00 an hour, increases as you advance
  Committment: Requires a one year committment after orientation
  As a trainee, you will be responsible for your tuition and for pursing the benefits associated with the program that are crafted to help offset the cost of education expenses:
  Organization funds –
  • Organization funds – Surg Tech Apprentices are eligible for $4,500 in funds to assist with offsetting education expenses 90 days after their start date/being registered as an Apprentice.
  • Discount - Rasmussen offers a 20 percent discount on tuition as a M Health Fairview employee.
  • Tuition reimbursement – M Health Fairview has a tuition reimbursement program that offers benefit eligible employees’ funds to offset the costs of tuition ($5,200 per year).
  • Any amount above $5,250 in combined educational benefits (tuition reimbursement/assistance and organization funds) in one calendar year will be included in taxable income.
  
  Responsibilities Job Description
  
  
  As a Surgical Technologist Student, you will perform Surgical Technologist duties while studying toward program completion, within limits of current training; work is guided and overseen by a Patient Care Supervisor at the assigned hospital location. This will include the following:
  • Work in a collaborative environment to deliver excellent patient care under the direction of a RN.
  • Will be considered a team member and will be able to facilitate and or shadow some (within limits of current training) aspects of a surgical technologist as a scrub person during surgical procedures providing patient care services appropriate to the age of the patients (ages pediatric through geriatric) served during the shift of duty in collaboration with the RN.
  • Will shadow the Surgeon and Advanced Practice Professional with procedures and treatments as trained and directed.
  • Responsible for adhering to standards of nursing practice and patient care, correct use of supplies/equipment and maintenance of the surgical suite under the direction of an RN.
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Education
  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Must be eligible for admission or currently enrolled in a Surgical Technologist program.
  • Continued enrollment with passing grades
  • Required attendance for scheduled hospital shifts
  Experience
  • Interest in becoming a Surgical Technologist and intend to continue employment at Fairview Health Services after completion of the program.
  • Basic customer service skills, clinical skills, and computer skills
  License/Certification/Registration
  • Must be able to obtain BLS certification through American Red Cross or American Heart Association upon completion of the program
  Preferred
  Education
  • Some college course work completed
  Experience
  • Knowledge of medical terminology, prior healthcare experience, preferably as a instrument tech, LPN, nursing assistant or other closely related field.
  • Excellent customer service and communication.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Hospital experience
  
  EEO Statement
  
  EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

• About the company

  M Health Fairview is the newly expanded academic health system that represents a collaboration among the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services. The partnership combines the university’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine.

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