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Surgical Assistant

Southwest Health

1 Positions

ID: 84393

Posted On 11/19/2025

Job Overview

Requirements

+ High School diploma, GED, or equivalent required.

+ Certified Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant preferred.

+ Previous experience in endoscopy or related clinical setting preferred.

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Work Hours

We are seeking a full-time (36 hours/week) Surgical Assistant to work 4-5 days per week (Monday- Friday) in our Surgery Department. Hours are between 7am-5pm.

Job Summary

The Surgical Assistant supports the surgical team by maintaining a sterile environment and assisting surgeons during operative procedures. Responsibilities include handling instruments properly, holding retractors, maintaining exposure of the operative field, and ensuring adherence to sterile technique and infection control standards.

Contact Information

Southwest Health

Attn: Human Resources

1400 Eastside Rd

Platteville, WI 53818

Phone: (608) 342-4796

Email: [email protected]

Fax: (608) 342-5015

We believe that together we can change lives, and we anticipate your life will change in the process. If you aspire to help others find hope and live better, we invite you to submit your application below.

Benefits

Southwest Health is truly an outstanding place to work. A full benefit package is available for employees working 20 hours/week or greater which includes: Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance. Also available are long and short term disability, cell phone discount, flexible spending plan, paid time off, retirement plan with an employer contribution, fitness membership discount as well as use of exercise equipment at the facility.

Primary Contact

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Miranda Koch

HR Generalist, Human Resources

608-342-4796

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Job Details

Categories

Health Care

Location

Platteville, WI

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

PTO (Paid Time Off)

Tuition Reimbursement

Company ID

1250

Job REQ #

\# Positions

1

Start Date

20251119

End Date

20260430

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About the Company

**Southwest Health** is a non-profit healthcare system offering southwest Wisconsin a range of services within our various facilities. Our locations include a hospital and clinic in Platteville, Southwest Health Behavioral Services, a clinic, Eye Center, and rehab services facility in Cuba City, Darlington, and Kieler Wisconsin.

We are a model healthcare organization that provides the highest quality at the lowest possible cost to create healthier communities. The Joint Commission has awarded Southwest Health a full accreditation as a Health Care Organization because we strive to provide the best care possible and prove it by meeting the Joint Commissions' standards for high-quality care. Southwest Health has been named a Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services. These awards and the awards won in the past, speak to the commitment Southwest Health has for safety, patient experience, and creating a healthier southwest Wisconsin. This accreditation marks Southwest Health' fourth consecutive year of receiving the Guardian Excellence award for inpatient Patient Experience.

Southwest Health features four family medicine clinics, four Eye Center locations, Birth Center, a specialty services with cardiology, ENT, and Interventional Pain, a state-of-the-art Orthopedic Institute housing physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and 24-hour emergency services, to name just a few.