Surgical Technician Apprentice (37.5 hours per week) #4488

Reedsburg Area Medical Center is hiring a Surgical Technician Apprentice! Are you interested in a career in the operating room? This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience while learning alongside experienced surgical professionals! As a Surgical Technician Apprentice, you'll work under the guidance of a Certified Surgical Technician Preceptor, assisting nurses and physicians in providing quality patient care before, during, and immediately following surgical procedures. Monday–Friday, variable hours between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM. Program Highlights: Online education combined with hands-on training Approximately one-year program Learn valuable skills in a surgical setting Upon successful completion, become eligible to take the certification exam and pursue employment with RAMC as a Certified Surgical Technician! Education and Training Required: High School diploma. BLS certification. Meets health requirements. Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Work under the direction of the Certified Surgical Technician Preceptor. Good organizational skills. Requires decision-making and problem solving skills. Must have strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Must have understanding of the physical and emotional stresses that occur with illness and disease and be able to work with individuals under these stresses. Must be able to interact and practice in collaboration with a variety of healthcare professionals. Must have the ability to motivate people and create a positive work environment. Must have the ability to resolve problems quickly and effectively. Physical Requirements: Occasionally sits while performing tasks of the role (scheduling, developing & reviewing protocols/procedures, wrapping instruments, ordering supplies). Occasionally carry objects weighing less than 10 pounds. Frequently walk and stand. Frequently lift up to 100 pounds while transferring and positioning patients on operating room table and maneuver equipment while using gait belts, transfer devices, etc. Occasionally bend to the floor, squat, kneel, crouch, crawl, and reach overhead to assist with patient care or retrieve or hook up equipment and/or supplies. Frequently handle objects, smell, feel, control knobs, switches and levers. Frequently stand in the same position for an extended period of time, i.e. holding retractors and other instruments while assisting surgeon or anesthesia during procedure. Frequently twist i.e. while scrubbed in holding retractors and other instruments. Frequent grasping, pinching, and fine finger manipulation while holding retractors and other instruments. Occasionally reach above waist i.e., to hold patient extremities, reaching for instruments, and supplies. Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds, above head, i.e. irrigation fluids, instrument pans, patient extremities. Occasionally push up to 100 pounds, patients on carts/beds, surgery equipment & monitors