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type: 'JobPosting'
title: 'Surgical Technologist Apprentice'
url: 'https://pepper2.socialhost.dev/job/23362013/surgical-technologist-apprentice/'
job_id: '23362013'
organization: 'SFX Demo'
location: 'Pittsburgh, PA'
employment_type: 'Full-Time'
date_posted: '2025-12-23T16:30:17.71Z'
date_modified: '2026-05-18T09:14:19.33Z'
---

# Surgical Technologist Apprentice

- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Employment type: Full-Time
- Category: Patient Care Support
- Shift: Variable
- Business unit: ST Health Presbyterian
- Pay: $19.85 / hr
- Organization: SFX Demo
- Posted: 2025-12-23T16:30:17.71Z

## Description

**Earn While You Learn – Launch Your Career in Surgical Services!**

Want to play a vital role in the operating room? ST Health’s **Surgical Technology Apprenticeship Program** offers the chance to earn a full-time salary while working part-time hours—all while completing a 20-month associate’s degree in Surgical Technology with Carlow University.

This “earn while you learn” opportunity combines classroom instruction with hands-on training in ST Health’s surgical services. You’ll gain real-world operating room experience, work side by side with expert surgeons, nurses, and surgical technologists, and receive progressive pay increases as you advance toward becoming a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST).

**What is Required**

- Enrollment in Carlow’s Surgical Technology program

- Ability to work on-site at a ST Health location while attending school

**Why Join ST Health’s Surgical Technology Apprenticeship**

- Earn while you learn – full-time salary, part-time hours

- Graduate with your Associate’s in Surgical Technology from Carlow University

- Sit for the CST Certification Exam and step into a Surgical Tech role

- Get hands-on training in the operating room, from setup to cleanup

- Be part of ST Health, a world-renowned healthcare provider headquartered in Pittsburgh

**What You’ll Learn**

- Prepare sterile setups for surgical procedures, including patient prep and positioning

- Pass instruments, sponges, and sutures to surgeons and surgical assistants

- Assist with equipment checks, sterile supplies, and room turnover

- Manage special trays, graft materials, and record patient data

- Support the surgical team before, during, and after procedures

**What To Expect**

- Attend 20-month associate degree program with ST Health’s School of Surgical Technology in partnership with Carlow University to learn the following skills/duties: Pre-Operative, Intra-Operative, and Post-Operative

- Complete all on-the-job training activities at a satisfactory level or higher

- Comply with all Surgical Technologist training program policies and procedures, including safety, personal conduct, and dress code

- Successful completion of both the apprenticeship program and associate’s degree will allow graduates to test for the CST Certification, and upon successful completion they’ll become qualified to move into a permanent Surgical Technologist role

**This program is strictly for first-year Carlow's Surgical Technology Program students.**

- High school diploma or equivalent.

- Enrollment in Carlow’s Surgical Technology program.

- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.

**Licenses, Certifications, and Clearances:**

- Basic Life Support (BLS)

- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

- CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

**ST Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**

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