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Surgical Tech Intern - summer internship

Medical Associates

1 Positions

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Posted On 04/29/2024

Job Overview

Description

Surgical Technologist Summer Internship Position

Medical Associates is seeking a motivated Surgical Technologist intern who is ready to apply knowledge of professional training and business practices in a real-world environment. The intern will have the opportunity to work closely with the Surgery Center team and learn how to navigate the healthcare industry. Our internship offers flexible hours, hourly pay, and real-life experience! This will be a valuable experience for any student pursuing a healthcare career as a surgical technologist.

Surgical Technologist Intern Duties and Responsibilities

  • Job shadow and train with Surgical Tech and support staff
  • Assist surgical tech or central sterilization tech
  • Perform sterilization under the supervision of the central sterilization tech
  • Assist with room preparation including stocking and organizing, cleaning and other related tasks
  • May perform additional tasks upon request

Requirements

  • Working toward Surgical Technologist degree/certification
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
  • Flexible hours with the capacity to work 20-40 hours per week

Benefits

  • Practical experience with varied business activities
  • Shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities with experienced and accomplished professionals
  • Flexible schedule for students
  • Paid internship

Physical Aspects:

Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

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.

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.

Repetitive Motions - Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Environmental Conditions: None - The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).


Medical Associates Clinic & Health Plans is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, parental status, disability, veteran status, or other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.

Primary Contact

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563-584-4225

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careers@mahealthcare.com

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Job Details

Categories

Health Care

Location

Dubuque, IA

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Company ID

1148

Job REQ #

oAeZsfwZ

# Positions

1

Start Date

20240429

End Date

20240429

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About the Company

Our mission is to provide superior healthcare and an excellent patient experience.

Medical Associates Clinic is a well-established multispecialty group practice with over 170 providers and a staff of over 1,000 health care professionals and support personnel. The group was founded in 1924 and is Iowa’s oldest multispecialty group practice. Today, Medical Associates Clinic is the area’s leading health care provider and only multispecialty group practice.  Medical Associates Clinic has been recognized since 1998 as a “better performing practice” by the Medical Group Management Association.

In 1982, Medical Associates developed the Tri-State’s first health maintenance organization, Medical Associates Health Plans, which offers comprehensive health benefits to over 400 employers and 45,000 members. Medical Associates Health Plans has maintained an “Excellent” rating, the highest level of accreditation possible by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, for 13 consecutive years.

Medical Associates Clinic offers several locations from which to seek medical care, including facilities at 1500 Associates Drive, 1000 Langworthy, and 4155 Pennsylvania Ave in Dubuque, Iowa; as well as facilities in Bellevue, Cascade, Dyersville,  Iowa; Cuba City, and Platteville, Wisconsin; and Elizabeth and Galena, Illinois.