Surgical Technologist - Labor & Delivery - UMMC West Bank

Company: Fairview Health Services
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: April 9, 2025

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Fairview Health Services is hiring a Surgical Technologist for the Delivery Room at our M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank and M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital locations in Minneapolis, MN.

We're offering an up to $9,000 sign-on bonus along with a generous relocation bonus up to $5,000!

As a Surgical Technologist, you will efficiently perform the functions of as a scrub person during surgical procedures delivering patient care services served during the shift of duty in collaboration with the RN. You will also be collaborating to carry out the standards of nursing practice and patient care, accurate use of supplies/equipment and maintenance of the surgical suite under the direction of an RN.

Schedule: This position will be working 0.9 FTE (72 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 12 hours on the night shifts. This position will also work a weekend rotation as needed.

About our Birth Place / Delivery Room at UMMC West Bank:

We are a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota and in turn has students, residents, fellows placed in this OR daily.
The Birth Place has 14 Labor and Delivery Rooms and 3 Operating Rooms.

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.

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.
Excellent communication skills.
The ability to prioritize and multi-task in a complex work environment.
Qualifications:

$33.24-$46.92 / Hourly

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