Paid Surgical Technologist Extern – Earn While You Learn

BJC HealthCare; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earn as You Learn program

Paid externship

Job summary

BJC HealthCare's Christian Hospital is offering a Surgical Technologist Externship to student applicants seeking paid hands-on training in a hospital setting. This externship is part of the Earn as You Learn program, and participants will be paid $18 per hour while gaining clinical exposure.

Eligibility includes enrollment in an Accredited Surgical Technologist Program, with a minimum commitment of two shifts every six weeks.

Qualifications

• Enrolled-accrdtd SurgTech Prog
• High School Diploma or GED
• Associate's Degree or higher preferred

Responsibilities

• Assists in turning over of room, and ensures supplies, instruments, and equipment are returned to proper location.
• Assists with preparing operating room for surgical patient, reviews preference cards to determine surgeon needs, obtains the necessary supplies and equipment for the procedure, ensures cleanliness of room and assists with opening of sterile supplies under the supervision of assigned mentor.
• Assists with surgical scrub duties, and with the collection, identification and disposition of cultures and specimens under supervision of assigned mentor.
• Participates in educational activities related to extern program including unit specific educational information.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Education

Enrolled-accrdtd SurgTech Prog

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree

Job description

BJC HealthCare's Christian Hospital is offering a Surgical Technologist Externship to student applicants seeking paid hands-on training in a hospital setting. This externship is part of the Earn as You Learn program, and participants will be paid $18 per hour while gaining clinical exposure.

Eligibility includes enrollment in an Accredited Surgical Technologist Program, with a minimum commitment of two shifts every six weeks.