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Job Overview

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 on a Casual basis. The shift length will be 8 hours on the day/evening/night shift. This position will not work a weekend rotation.

Benefits:

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

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.

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.

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www..fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Compensation Disclaimer

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical.

EEO Statement

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