Senior Surgical Technician
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- Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" includes coursework/training, certifications, experience.
- Qualifications: maybe same as Requirements? The instruction says we can have both sections if content distinct. But we can combine? They said prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have Requirements (including coursework, certifications, experience) and maybe Skills (maybe not explicit). Benefits: we have many benefits listed.
- Pay: we have pay range $36.99 - $57.44, plus mention of extra incentives $8,000 hiring bonus, shift differentials etc.
- Schedule: we have shift details: full-time, Day shift (0640-1715, 4, 10 hr shifts weekdays) with rotating weekends, holidays, and call/standby.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions, cookie/navigation.
We need to preserve all substantive information.
Let's extract substantive info:
From description:
- Position: Senior Surgical Tech - Providence Portland Medical Center.
- Full-time, Day shift position (0640-1715, 4, 10 hr shifts weekdays) with rotating weekends, holidays, and call/standby.
- Extra Incentives $8,000 hiring bonus offered for eligible external hires that meet required qualifications and conditions for payment.
- Providence offers a fantastic benefits package which include but is not limited to:
- Free, convenient, and ample parking
- TriMet annual pass (Hop Fastpass) for benefit eligible staff who work within the Portland Service Area (does NOT include Wilsonville, Newberg, Seaside, Hood River, Washington State, or Medford)
- Medical Plan Assistance Program- provides free or reduced-cost coverage to caregivers and their eligible dependents who qualify based on household size and income
- Tuition reimbursement/education– includes 100% tuition paid program options; up to $5,250 per year for select undergraduate and masters degrees within Guild catalog. Required books and fees are 100% covered or reimbursable for select schools in the Guild catalog up to program funding cap
- Paid Time Off – Benefit eligible caregivers receive up to 25 days per year
- Retirement - The Providence retirement program consists of employer match and discretionary contributions that work together with your pre-tax (and/or Roth aftertax) contributions to help you save for retirement.
- Lyra Caregiver Assistance program- Up to 25 counseling or coaching sessions per eligible member per year
- The Surgical Technician role is a non-licensed health care employee who performs the surgical scrub role and works under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). These duties may include:
- reviewing preference lists and picking the supplies and instruments for a procedure;
- performing a surgical scrub and preparing the back table with the appropriate sterile instrumentation and supplies;
- providing support intra-operatively by anticipating the surgeon's needs and passing him/her the appropriate instrumentation and supplies when needed during the case;
- completing the cycle by taking instruments and equipment to the decontamination area at the end of the procedure and putting away left over supplies and equipment.
- Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Portland Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
- Required Qualifications:
- Coursework/Training: Successfully completed training as a surgical technician at an accredited school.
- Upon hire: National Certified Surgical Technologist - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
- Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
- 3 years Experience as a Surgical Technician in Operating Room.
- Why Join Providence? Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
- About Providence: description of mission, size, etc. Might be considered boilerplate? It's about the organization, maybe we can include as "About the role"? But we already have about the role. Could include as "About Providence" but not required heading. The instruction says use headings for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should stick to those.
- Pay Range: $36.99 - $57.44. The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
- Also mention extra incentives $8,000 hiring bonus.
- Schedule: full-time, Day shift (0640-1715, 4, 10 hr shifts weekdays) with rotating weekends, holidays, and call/standby.
Now we need to decide which sections to include.
We have content for:
- About the role: we have overview (full-time, day shift, hiring bonus). Could also include mission statement? But we can keep short.
- Responsibilities: the list of duties.
- Requirements: maybe combine Required Qualifications (coursework/training, certifications, experience). Could be Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe we could separate "Required Qualifications" as Qualifications, and "Experience" as Requirements? But they overlap. Better to have one section for Requirements/Qualifications combined. But we have two headings possible: Requirements and Qualifications. We could put certifications and training under Qualifications, and experience under Requirements. However, we need to avoid thin sections. Let's see if we have enough for each.
Qualifications: Coursework/Training: Successfully completed training as a surgical technician at an accredited school. Upon hire: National Certified Surgical Technologist - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association.
Requirements: 3 years Experience as a Surgical Technician in Operating Room.
That's two sections each with substantive content. Could be okay.
Skills: Not explicitly listed; maybe we could infer but not given. Better to omit Skills section.
Benefits: we have list.
Pay: we have pay range and extra incentives.
Schedule: we have shift details.
Thus we will output sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
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. Now we need to remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove lines like "Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Portland Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them." This is somewhat fluff but still substantive? It's about culture; could be part of About the role. We'll include it in About the role paragraph. Also "Why Join Providence? Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities." This is also about benefits; could be part of Benefits section intro. Also "About Providence At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable." This is organizational description; could be considered boilerplate? It's about the company, not the role. Might be considered extra but not required headings. The instruction says to remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This is not exactly those, but it's generic company description. Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction didn't explicitly say to remove company overview, but we should preserve ALL substantive information. However, we need to decide if it's substantive for the job posting. It's more about the company; could be considered relevant but not required. The instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Including a long company overview might be thin if not directly about role. But it's substantive about the employer. I'd lean to include it maybe in About the role or a separate section? But we don't have a heading for "About the Company". Not in allowed headings. So we could incorporate into About the role paragraph. Thus About the role paragraph can include: full-time day shift, hiring bonus, company mission/culture, etc. Now let's craft HTML. We'll start with
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