**Join the team at Avera!** **Award Winning Health Care:** Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME. **Culture:** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter. **You Belong at Avera:** Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, Student Loan Repayment Program, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth. **Join Avera as a Surgical Technician (Certified) and** **join a mission-driven organization with a great company culture and team environment.** **$8,000 sign-on bonus!** **_Position Highlights:_** + **May be eligible for** **$8,000** **sign-on bonus paid out over 24 months!** + **Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!** + **Options for Free Health Insurance!** + **Student Loan Repayment:** This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster. + **Be a part of a rewarding team while providing outstanding care to a variety of patients.** **Job Summary** + Performs scrub duties and assists surgeons with procedures. **Education and Certification** + Completion of a Surgical Tech program and certification from approved national certifying organization (NBSTSA or NCCT) required. + Previous healthcare experience preferred. **Work Schedule** + Shift starts 7:15am, typical shift length 8 hours; 80 hours every 2 weeks + Approximately every fourth/fifth weekend + Approximately every fourth/fifth holiday + Call time involvement: 1-2 nights per week **Pay** The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. + $23.25 - $34.00 per hour What Makes Avera Special? (http://www.avera.org/careers/what-makes-avera-special/) The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444. Additional Notices: For TTY, dial 711 Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.