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Fairview Health Services is hiring a Surgical Technologist for the Operating Room at our M Health Fairview, Ridges Hospital in Burnsville, MN .

As a Surgical Technologist, you’ll assist in surgical procedures by preparing the operating room, arranging, and passing instruments to surgeons, and ensuring a sterile environment under the guidance of a Registered Nurse. You’ll play a crucial role in supporting the surgical team and maintaining the safety and efficiency of the operating room.

Schedule : This position will be working 1.0 FTE (80 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 8 hours on the day/evening/night shifts.

Benefits : This position is eligible for benefits. This includes medical, dental, HSA, 403B, tuition reimbursement, student loan forgiveness (Up to $2,000 a year for surgical tech school), and so much more! Please follow the link here to learn more information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/noncontract

About our OR at Ridges:

• Our 150-bed community-based hospital currently has 11 OR Rooms, averaging over 7,500 cases a year.

• Our OR specializes in areas including: Spine, Ortho, OB-GYN, General, ENT, Plastic, Urology, and Da Vinci.

• Our call response time is 30 minutes and it is a weekend

About Fairview

Fairview Health Services is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is one part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview Health Services. Together, we combine the University’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine. Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies and benefit management services.

Apply today to join our 34,000+ employees and 5,000+ system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other.

Responsibilities Job Description

As a Surgical Technologist, you will be responsible for:

• Supplying appropriate instruments, suture, and specialty items.

• Maintaining aseptic technique during all sterile procedures.

• Ensuring accurate identification and handling of specimens.

• Counting all required sponges, sharps, and instruments.

• Assuring availability and accurate functioning of supplies and equipment.

• Modifying clinical interventions based on population served.

• Nurturing a culture of improvement, efficiency, and innovative thinking.

• Anticipating the surgeon’s needs.

• Following appropriate action in emergency situations.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Complete one of the following by hire date:

• Military Surgical Assistant; OR

• LPN (licensed in MN) Surgical Assistant; OR

• Surgical Technologist training

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through Health Care Providers (or ability to obtain by hire date)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited Surgical Technologist program

• AST certification or certification eligible at time of hire

• 1 to 3 years surgical tech experience

Other Required Skills:

• Knowledge of physical, psychosocial, and cognitive developmental needs of population served.

• Knowledge of age-appropriate outcomes and interventions.

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrate the ability to work under stress in a variety of situations.

• Ability to work well under a team environment.

EEO Statement

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status