Job Description
Careers With Purpose
Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.
Facility: Luverne Medical Center
Location: Luverne, MN
Address: 1600 N Kniss Ave, Luverne, MN 56156, USA
Shift: Varies
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 32.00
Salary Range: $22.50 - $33.00
Pay Info: Sign on bonus available!
Department Details
We are a Critical Access Hospital in a rural setting. This position is an integral part of our surgical team. We care for patients undergoing a variety of procedures including GI, General surgery, OB/GYN, Urology, and Ophthalmology. Experience is preferred, but we are willing to train the right applicant. Certification as a surgical technician is required at hire or expected to be completed within 1 year of employment.
Scheduled work hours will vary dependent on patient needs.
Job Summary
Surgical technologists are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients. An applicant will perform a variety of tasks including scrubbing for cases, reprocessing and managing sterile instrumentation, handling, maintaining, and re-processing endoscopic equipment, and ordering/maintaining supplies related to surgery. In this position you will work closely with surgeons, anesthesia, nurses, as well as other health care personnel. Great communication skills, a willingness to learn, and work well by yourself as well as in a team environment are a must. This position requires an ability to operate various operating room equipment/supplies and an ability to type and use a computer. A sense of responsibility and a high degree of knowledge for maintaining sterile technique and sterile field management are required as is maintaining strict patient confidentiality.