Surgical Technologist: Days, Full-time

Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is proud to be named a TOP Workplace by the Des Moines Register for the tenth year in a row, earning 5th place among mid-sized employers in 2025. We’re also honored to receive the #1 Overall Award for Employee Training, recognizing our commitment to staff growth and development, along with the prestigious USA Today Top Workplace award. At MCHC, we put people first – our patients, our employees, and our community. 

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Job Schedule

Full-time: Days, 36 – 40 hours (flex) per week.

Hours: 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Hours vary due to case load.

Includes the following:

No weekends

No on-call

No holidays

Primary duties for this position include:

Decontaminates, assembles, wraps, and sterilizes instruments and instrument trays.

Monitors biological and chemical wash solutions to ensure quality and consistently for decontamination and high-level disinfection of instruments and medical equipment.

Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment ensuring they are available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.

Restocks, labels, and helps maintain inventory of the anesthesia cart, crash cart, and facility medical equipment.

Utilizes the two-bin system for reordering supplies, collecting and distributing instruments and instrument trays to various departments in the hospital.

Performs environmental duties, including cleaning with approved disinfectant, setting up the operating room and endoscopy suite for procedures, and cleaning the sterile processing and equipment storage areas.

Maintains good record keeping for sterilizers, high level disinfectants, and biological tests.

Collects, transports, decontaminates, packages, and sterilizes instruments for other departments following policy and procedure guidelines.

Assures that all instruments and equipment are cleaned, sterilized and ready for surgery.

Sets up the surgery suite.  Assures that supplies are available as needed.

Assists with various surgical procedures, under the direction of the surgeon, assisting physician, and OR Nurse.

Accounts for all needles, sponges, and instruments used in the procedure.

Assures correct sorting and checking of surgical linen supply.

Assembles instrument and procedure packs and trays and maintains an adequate supply or each.

Ability to function in central sterile to sterilize items according to policy concerning manufacturer and sterilizer recommendations.

Regular and reliable attendance.

Ongoing compliance with MCHC educational and training requirements.

Adheres to the MCHC mission, vision, values, and Standards of Behavior.

Maintains patient and hospital confidentiality.

Promotes and maintains positive relationships with patients, visitors, coworkers, and providers.

Actively participates in department huddles, in-services, meetings, and educational opportunities.

Follows all departmental policies and procedures and adheres to departmental budget.

Job Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Graduate of an accredited surgical technology program or equivalent technical surgical scrub training.

Basic life support (BLS) and mandatory reporting certified or within 90 days of hire.

Overall attention to detail, organizational ability, and ability to prioritize.

The ability to work in teams and communicate accurately and clearly.

Computer experience using Microsoft Office Excel, Word and Outlook.

Proficient in English in order to communicate with patients, families, and other caregivers.

Preferred Education and Experience

Surgical setting experience.

Scrub experience.

Previous experience in a hospital or clinical setting.

Monroe County Hospital & Clinics offers an excellent benefits package including but not limited to:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts

Reliance Standard Voluntary Benefit Plans (Accident, Critical Illness with Cancer, and Hospitalization)

Life Insurance

IPERS

Generous PTO Package (16 hours of PTO will be added to your PTO bank upon hire)

DCI checks required. E.O.E

Location

Monroe County Hospital & Clinics, 6580 165th St Albia, IA 52531
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