Surgical Technologist Scholarship! Fully Funded! Kirkwood/SWT/EICC **Medical Associates** 1 Positions ID: oaHwufwB Posted On 10/31/2024 **Job Overview** **Description** **Medical Associates Clinic is excited to offer scholarship for Surg Tech students!** We are looking to assist talented individuals with tuition expenses, along with the ability to join our team of highly skilled surgical techs upon completion of your surg tech program! See below for more information and our application. **Eligibility Requirements:** + Currently enrolled in the Surgical Technologist program at **Kirkwood, Southwest Tech, or EICC** + In good standing with attendance, coursework, and overall performance **What the scholarship reimbursement includes:** + Fully funded tuition for current Surgical Technologist students at Kirkwood, Southwest Tech, or EICC + National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) certification due within 6 months of program completion + **Full-time job guaranteed** with excellent pay and benefits package at Medical Associates upon successful completion of the program **Why Medical Associates?** + Employee longevity, low turnover + Workplace culture, camaraderie with colleagues + Competitive compensation and benefits offered + Monday – Friday Ambulatory Surgical Center – No Weekends! No Holidays! No Call! + Stable company with career growth opportunities + Annual Employee Merit Increase **Excellent Benefits Package for Full-Time Employees Includes:** + Single or Family Health Insurance with discounted premium rates for wellness program participation. + 401k with immediate matching (50% on the dollar up to 7% of pay + additional annual Profit Sharing) + Flexible Paid Time Off Program (24 days off/year) + Medical and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts + Life insurance, Long Term Disability Coverage, Short Term Disability Coverage, Dental Insurance, etc. **Scholarship Details:** + **Fully funded tuition for the Surg Tech program** (valued up to $17,000!) at Kirkwood, SW Tech, or EICC program. This is available to current students, incoming students, or students about to graduate! + National certification exam fee paid after completion of the program, through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) – certification due within 6 months of program completion. + Students must maintain an overall good standing with the school (attendance, behaviors, etc.). + Scholarship recipient shall be hired and begin work in a full-time position at Medical Associates upon successful completion of the program. + Medical Associates will cover the cost of tuition, books, and exam fees not covered by other federal, state, institutional and private awards including Federal Pell Grant and Last Dollar Scholar. In other words, we will cover the remaining fees after all other federal, state, and private funding has been applied. (Note: Currently the Iowa Last Dollar Scholar program is available for the EICC component of this coursework and Iowa residents should apply.) **Kirkwood and SW Tech Program Information:** Kirkwood Surg Tech program information can be found here: Kirkwood Surgical Technologist Program (https://www.kirkwood.edu/programs/degrees/health-wellness/surgical-technology) SW Tech Surg Tech program information can be found here: SW Tech Surgical Technologist Program (https://www.swtc.edu/academics/programs/health-occupations/surgical-technology) EICC Surg Tech program information can be found here: EICC Surgical Technologist (https://eicc.edu/classes-programs/pathway/health/surgical-technology/) **Employment Details Upon Completion of Program:** + Scholarship recipient agrees to work full-time (36-40 hours/week) for Medical Associates upon graduation for a minimum of 3 years. + Competitive hourly wage. + Very attractive benefits package including immediate 401k matching, generous PTO, health insurance, profit sharing, and much more. **Eligibility Requirements** : _Education:_ High school diploma or GED or higher. _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. _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 # oaHwufwB \# Positions 1 Start Date 20241031 End Date 20241118 Featured Job TH Ad TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Certified Medical Assistant Scholarship - 100% Ful Medical Associates Histotechnologist-Laboratory UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Radiology Technologist UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital CT Technologist - Radiology UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital RN-5N Medical/Surgical UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital CT Technologist - Radiology UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital RN-5N Medical/Surgical UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital RN-5N Medical/Surgical UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Radiology Technologist-Cardiac Cath Lab UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Surgical Technician Certified or Non-Certified-Sur 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.