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Penn State Health · 1 month ago

Surgical Technologist – GROW Program Spring 2026

Hershey, PA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Penn State Health is a leading healthcare system committed to continuous learning and development. They are offering a GROW program for aspiring healthcare professionals to become Surgical Technologists, where participants will perform scrub duties, assist in patient care in the Operating Room, and prepare supplies for surgical procedures.

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Responsibilities

The Surgical Tech performs scrub duties

Assists in-patient care and related services in the Operating Room under the guidance of the Registered Nurse

Prepares supplies and equipment for use in surgical procedures

Participates in surgical procedures by adhering to aseptic technique, utilizing safely instruments and equipment and applying the principles of anatomy and physiology to a surgical patient

The Surgical Technologist acts as a preceptor to less technically prepared employees, students and others as indicated

May serve patient populations from neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult to geriatric

Qualification

Surgical technologist certificationAccredited surgical tech programAHA BLS certificationPatient care assistanceAseptic technique

Required

Completion of an accredited surgical technologist program and maintains a surgical technologist certification; new graduates of accredited surgical tech programs may obtain certification within six months of graduation

Completion of an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the US Army, Navy, or Air force

Previously employed to practice surgical technology by the hiring Penn State Health (PSH) health care facility on or before December 29, 2020, or had been employed to practice surgical technology as the primary function at another healthcare facility at any time during the two years prior to December 29, 2020

AHA BLS required prior to orientation completion