Online Program! Surgical Technologist - Full Funded! **Medical Associates** 1 Positions ID: olVLufwf Posted On 10/30/2024 **Job Overview** **Description** **MedCerts Online Surg Tech Scholarship Program** Are you passionate about healthcare? Medical Associates, the area’s leading healthcare provider multispecialty group practice based out of Dubuque, Iowa is excited to launch the **MedCerts Online Surgical Technologist (Surg Tech) Scholarship Program** ! This innovative program aims to empower aspiring healthcare professionals by providing financial assistance for their Surg Tech certification through MedCerts’s comprehensive online training. **What is a Surg Tech?** 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. **About MedCerts** MedCerts is a recognized leader in online healthcare education, specializing in certification programs for medical assistants, nurses, and allied health professionals. Their mission is to provide accessible, high-quality education that equips students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their careers. With a focus on flexibility and hands-on learning, MedCerts is committed to helping individuals achieve their professional goals in the healthcare field. How it works: The **MedCerts Medical Assistant program is delivered** **100% online, on-demand 24/7,** **featuring expert-led video training, interactive simulations, and comprehensive course materials.** The program is designed to cater to various learning styles, ensuring an engaging and effective educational experience. Once your online training is complete (approximately 18 weeks), you will complete hands-on clinical rotations at Medical Associates. MedCerts will provide a loaner laptop, if needed. **Scholarship Details:** **Eligible Students:** To enroll in the MedCerts Surgical Technologist program, you need a high school diploma or GED, a web browser with an internet connection, and to complete the course registration and payment process. **Timeline:** Students can enroll at any time. The online portion of the program is designed to be completed in 18 weeks. * Medical Associates will offer clinical site rotations for training. **Details of the Scholarship:** + 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. **Employment Details Upon Completion of 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. **Clinical Requirement to receive surg tech certification (not required):** Graduates who pass the TS-C exam must complete case documentation within two (2) years of the test date. (Projected timeline = 4-5 months full-time at TSSC.) Case documentation requires a minimum of 125 surgical cases including a minimum of 30 scrubs in general surgery (with a maximum of 50) and a minimum of 75 scrubs in at least 3 (three) areas (details will be provided). **Education, Experience, Skills:** **_Education:_** High school graduate (or high school equivalency diploma/GED), internet connection and course registration/payment completed. _Note: this program is not valid for WI residents._ **_Experience:_** Customer Service or healthcare experience preferred. **_Interpersonal Skills_** **:** A significant level of trust and diplomacy is required, in addition to normal courtesy and tact. Work involves extensive personal contact with others and/or is usually of a personal or sensitive nature. Work may involve motivating or influencing others. Outside contacts become important and fostering sound relationships with other entities (companies and/or individuals) becomes necessary. **_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. 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 (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm) . Primary Contact 9878 Careers at Medical Associates , 563-584-4225 Phone Phone Phone Fax careers@mahealthcare.com Email True False True **Job Details** Categories Health Care Location Dubuque, IA Job Type Employee Full/Part Full Time Company ID 1148 Job REQ # olVLufwf \# Positions 1 Start Date 20241030 End Date 20241202 Featured Job TH Ad TH Comments **Similar Jobs** School-Based Therapist Hillcrest Family Services Psychologist (Ph.D or Psy.D.) - General, Pediatric Medical Associates Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMHC, LISW, LMFT Medical Associates Adolescent Residential Treatment Counselor Hillcrest Family Services Interventional Cardiology - Physician - Dubuque, I UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Surgical Technician Certified or Non-Certified-Sur UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Occupational Health Physician Medical Director - D UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Emergency Medicine - Physician - Dubuque, IA UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Occupational Medicine Physician - John Deere - Dub UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Urology Physician - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital **Share this Job** Medical Associates **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.