Online Program! Surgical Technologist - Full Funded!
Description
A surgical technologist, or surgical tech, is a key member of the surgical team responsible for preparing the operating room, ensuring instruments are sterile, and assisting during procedures by passing tools and maintaining a sterile environment. They help anticipate the needs of surgeons and other healthcare professionals to ensure smooth operations. After surgery, they assist in cleaning and restocking the room. Surgical technologists typically complete a specialized training program and may earn certification.
- Tuition reimbursement for the MedCerts cost of $4,000 (this includes the cost of the program and the NHA exam fee).
- Students must maintain an overall good standing with the program (attendance, behaviors, etc.) and successfully complete each module within the program.
- Scholarship recipient shall be hired and begin work in a full-time position at Medical Associates upon successful completion of the program.
- Scholarship recipient will complete clinical rotations at Medical Associates as an Surgical Tech Intern and successfully participate/complete/pass the clinical requirements.
- Scholarship recipient agrees to work full-time (36-40 hours/week) for Medical Associates upon completion of the online and internship program for a minimum of 2 years/24 months.
- Competitive hourly wage.
- Very attractive benefits package including immediate 401k matching, generous PTO, health insurance, profit sharing, and much more.
Other Skills: Keyboarding skills and use of electronic equipment.
Physical Aspects:
Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Standing - Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.
Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sound with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
Vision - 20 / 40 or better in the best eye with or without correction
Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds force constantly to move objects.
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