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Job Description
Certified Surgical Technologist Apprentice
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Surgical Tech Apprentice, you will work under the supervision of the surgeon and RN, learning and gaining hands-on experience in keeping the operating room organized, sterile, and ready for safe, efficient surgical procedures.
Every day, you will assist in arranging and inventorying sterile instruments, equipment, and supplies for surgical cases, passing items to surgeons and nurses as needed throughout the procedure. You will also help prepare and move patients, along with sterilizing and cleaning instruments, equipment, and rooms between cases.
To be successful in this role, you will need a strong willingness to learn, attention to detail, the ability to stay calm and focused in a fast-paced environment, and effective teamwork and communication skills to support the surgical team as you grow in your career.
- Accurately and in a timely manner fills unit dose cart, floor stock, medication orders, and delivers to patient care areas to ensure availability of ordered drugs and supplies. Is knowledgeable in the use and stocking of automated medication cabinets.
- Accurately prepares I.V. admixtures, using sterile technique.
- Accurately and in a timely manner, prepares prescriptions for pharmacist review and dispensing. Accurately compounds specialty items.
- Pre-packages and labels bulk medications for unit dose / unit of use dispensing with computer and associated equipment.
- Checks floor stock and / or pharmacy stock for outdates, overstock, and proper storage on a monthly basis to ensure the use of high-quality medications.
- Demonstrates technical skill level in utilizing a variety of pharmaceutical competencies including, but not limited to, calculations, aseptic technique and cytotoxic drug properties.
The Surgical Technologist Apprenticeship Program is open for application!
Location options for apprenticeship programs include:
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Your Online Learning Journey with Stepful:
We have partnered with Stepful to provide a robust online curriculum that prepares you to earn your Tech in Surgery (TS-C) credential from the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) and to perform the full range of Surgical Tech duties.
Our Surgical Tech online classes take 4 months to complete and cover all essential topics such as: Anatomy and Physiology, PeriOperative, PreOperative, IntraOperative, and PostOperative Care, Safety, and Preparation, Surgical Procedures, and more—plus 180 hours of hands-on practice in a skills lab and 125 scrub-in cases. The program also includes test prep and exam-taking strategies. It’s everything you would expect from a surgical tech school, delivered online.
Interactive Learning:
- Classes meet live on Zoom four times a week (M-Th) for 90 minutes each.
- Daily assignments, quizzes, and projects in the online classroom.
- Structured learning with weekly content releases to prevent overwhelm.
- Integrated virtual simulation lessons with interactive content.
- Step-by-step guide for surgical workflows through immersive simulation tools allows you to build confidence before entering the clinical setting.
The program is built to give you the structure, practice, and support you need to feel confident, earn your certification, and graduate job-ready for a full-time healthcare role.
Surgical Tech Apprentice Requirements:
Computer skills, required
HS Diploma/GED, required
Pay Structure: The pay for this position is $23.00/hour with an incremental increase to $25.00 halfway through the program and a final pay of $30.45 upon certification.
Program Start: This apprenticeship will begin on Monday, August 31st
The Surgical Technologist Apprenticeship Program is open for application!
Job Requirements
Required
- High School Diploma or GED
- Enrolled at Front Range Community College or Community College of Denver in a Surgical Tech Program
- Basic Computer skills
Preferred
- One (1) year of experience in a surgical setting
- Experience in a specialty field
Where You’ll Work
St. Elizabeth Hospital, located in Fort Morgan, Colorado, is a Level 3 Trauma Center and an American College of Cardiology Accredited Chest Pain Center serving northeastern Colorado. Providing care through-out the region, St. Elizabeth Hospital provides cardiology, maternal, emergency, surgical, pediatrics, and acute care inpatient services in addition to the multitude of subspecialists in our specialty clinic. At 50 beds, St. Elizabeth is the region’s referral center serving a wide span of northeastern Colorado. Since 1952, St. Elizabeth has been serving the community in Morgan County which is one of the most diverse counties in Colorado speaking more than 28 languages.