Surgical Technician Apprentice Surgery

Position Highlights

Avera Benefits You: Avera will pay for your online Surg Tech schooling while you work full-time in the department.

Typically, this education path takes 18 months with a 3-year commitment to work in the department following graduation and certification exam.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday: occasional weekends, holidays, or call-ins; 80 hours every 2 weeks.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team driven by compassion and dedicated to Moving Health Forward for our patients and community.

A Brief Overview

As a Surgical Technician Apprentice, you will perform surgical technician and sterile processing duties while studying toward certification.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists surgeons by handing required instruments during procedures without difficulty.
• Selects product(s) for procedures.
• Performs all suture and instrument counts without error.
• Assists in daily testing and operations of sterilizers.
• Records sterilizer testing and operations.
• Decontaminates all instruments and equipment per established policy/procedure.
• Documents cleaning process of terminal cleans and assigned rooms each month.
• Maintains turnover time within acceptable limits.
• Stores products appropriately.
• Checks for outdated supplies.
• Monitors back orders.
• Maintains a 3-week par level and informs director if ordered product does not arrive after 1 week.
• Understands the care and handling of all equipment that reaches the instrument decontamination room.
• Follows posted instructions on requirements of special equipment handling.
• Prepares instrument and supply packs for distribution.
• Ensures instrument sets are in proper working order.
• Wraps all supplies in correct type of wrapper and correct size to maintain the sterility of the instrument or tray.
• Labels the instrument or tray accurately and clearly for proper storage.
• Communicates and educates other OR staff on the proper processing of new and changing instrumentation.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the specified hours. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily, including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

High School or GED Equivalent

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

1-3 years Previous healthcare related experience

Expectations and Standards

Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.

Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.

Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.

Maintain confidentiality.

Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating workflow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.

Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees.

PTO front-loaded for eligible hires.

Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan.

Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.

Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship.

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