Surgical Technician Apprentice

Position: — Surgical Technician Apprentice
# Surgical Technician Apprentice

Requisition :
Surg Tech Apprentice Department:
200203 Surgical University

Shift:
Varies Category:
Allied Health### Paid Time Off### 401(k) Company Match### Flexible Work Environment Renown Health is northern Nevada's healthcare leader and Reno's only locally owned, not-for-profit health system. We are an entire network of hospitals, primary care offices, urgent care centers, lab services, medical specialties, and x-ray and imaging services - with more than 7,000 nurses, doctors and care providers dedicated to the health and well-being of our community.
** For Providers:
** Renown Health and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) are affiliate partners in Nevada's first integrated academic health system. The affiliation aims to improve the health of the community, region, and state through research, medical education, and expanded clinical care. Renown physicians participate as joint faculty at UNR Med for teaching, lectures, supervising clinical rotations, and other academic activities for the education of medical and physician assistant students, residents and fellows.

Schedule:

Full Time - Eligible for Benefits## Position Purpose Start Date - 6/22/2026

Incumbent will perform Surgical Technologist duties while studying toward certification, within limits of current training; work is done side by side with their preceptor and guided and overseen by operating room leadership. The apprentice will work in a collaborative environment to deliver excellent patient care under the direction of the operating room leadership. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship program, individual will be eligible to interview for a Surgical Technologist position within the organization.##

Nature and Scope This position serves a patient population of Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric.

All duties will be overseen by preceptor and or operating room leadership.

This position provides technical skills as a member of the surgical team, communicating with supervisors, other surgery staff, surgeons, and anesthesiologists.

This position will be able to facilitate all aspects of a surgical technologist as a scrub person, within limits of current training, during surgical procedures providing patient care services appropriate to the age of the patients served during the shift of duty in collaboration with the surgical and assigned preceptor.

The demands on this position are very dynamic because of rapid changes in medical procedures, technical knowledge, instrumentation, equipment, policies, procedures, and because of surgeon’s preferences in equipment, instruments, needles, and suture.

This position will assist with obtaining the type of equipment and supplies required for the surgical care of the patient relative to the surgeon’s preference cards and knowledge of the procedure, and to identify any breakdown in aseptic technique and take appropriate action. This position may assist the Surgeon and Advanced Practice Professional with procedures and treatments as trained and directed.

The apprentice is responsible for adhering to standards of nursing practice and patient care, correct use of supplies/equipment and maintenance of the surgical suite under the direction of an RN.This position ensures equipment is working properly before surgical procedure, cares forequipment after procedure and is responsible for reporting equipment that is not working properly or is broken. During the procedure, the primary responsibility of the individual is to maintain the sterility of the surgical field, to anticipate the needs of the surgeons, passing instruments in a timely fashion.

Once the procedure is completed, care for the instrumentation, equipment and prepare for the following case. This position will provide any assistance needed to expedite the room turnover thereby, providing optimum customer service to the surgeon, patient, anesthesiologist, and co-workers.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
1. Demonstrates behavior consistent with the Renown Health Values.
2. Basic hand-eye coordination.
3. Skills for providing patient care of technical nature under the supervision of a registered…