
Surgical Tech - 72 Hours Biweekly - Days & Nights
Duluth, MNFull-time$29.47–42.75/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Essentia Health seeks a surgical technologist for the operating room at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota. The role works a rotating schedule of five 8-hour shifts one week and four the next, including nights, weekends, and holidays. The technologist works under RN supervision and handles tasks involving instrumentation, equipment, prostheses, and supplies. Relocation assistance is available.
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Full job description
Building Location:
Building B - St Marys Medical Center
Department:
2003400 SURGERY - SMMC HOSP
Job Description:
Essentia Health is seeking a surgical technologist to serve in the operating room at St. Mary's Medical Center, located in Duluth, Minnesota. This surgical technologist works five 8-hour shifts one week and four the next. Shifts are 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, 10:00 am to 6:30 pm, and 11:00 pm to 7:30 am. One weekend and four night shifts are required on a four-week rotating schedule. A holiday rotation is also required. Relocation assistance is available.
Education Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program.
About Essentia Health:
At Essentia Health, we believe that when you love where you work, it shows in the care you provide. Driven by our mission to make a healthy difference in people’s lives, our clinical and support teams come together every day to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to the communities we are privileged to serve. Here, you’ll find an award-winning culture built around genuine work-life balance, long-term stability, and the resources you need to continually grow your career. See why Essentia Health is truly like nowhere else: https://vimeo.com/284233541
Why Choose St. Mary's Medical Center?
Take your surgical career to the next level at the state-of-the-art St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, where you’ll scrub into complex, high-acuity cases across top-tier specialties alongside a collaborative, physician-led surgical team. You'll work in advanced, newly built surgical suites overlooking Lake Superior, utilizing leading-edge operating room technology in a regional Level I Adult and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. Beyond the OR, Duluth offers an unmatched quality of life, surrounding you with miles of outdoor trails, pristine lakes, and a vibrant North Shore community—giving you the rare balance of big-city clinical excellence and four-season adventure right outside your door.
What You'll Do:
Functions under the supervision of an RN in providing technical interventions in the Operating Room to patients of all ages. They are also responsible for tasks relating to instrumentation, equipment, prosthesis, and supplies. May perform other duties as assigned by the department.
Employees scheduled 24+ hours weekly enjoy these benefits:
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Health Insurance and HSA or FSA accounts
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Dental and Vision insurances
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Supplemental insurances- critical illness, accident, & hospital indemnity
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Paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance
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Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
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Tuition Reimbursement
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PTO accrual and 7 paid holidays per year
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Paid parental leave after one year
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Adoption assistance after one year
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Bereavement & Jury Duty (all regularly scheduled employees)
All employees, including casual, enjoy these benefits:
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Take Charge (employee wellness program)
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Guidance Resources (free confidential counseling)
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Employee discount program
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401(k) retirement account (traditional & Roth)
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401(k) matching & discretionary contributions (subject to service requirements)
Licensure/Certification Qualifications:
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AHA Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is required within 1 month of hire.
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Certification as a Surgical Technologist is preferred.
FTE:
0.9
Possible Remote/Hybrid Option:
Shift Rotation:
Day/Night Rotation (United States of America)
Shift Start Time:
7:00 am / 10:00 am / 11:00 pm
Shift End Time:
3:30 pm / 6:30 pm / 7:30 am
Weekends:
Every 4th Week
Holidays:
Yes
Call Obligation:
No
Union:
USWA Technical Workers SMMC (UTECH)
Compensation Range:
$29.47 - $42.75
Employee Benefits at Essentia Health:At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs. To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary. For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576-0000.
It is our policy to afford EEO to all individuals, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, military service or veteran status, culture, socio-economic status, status with regard to public assistance, and other factors not related to qualifications, including employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other category as defined by law.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,751 open Surgical Technologist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$29.47–42.75/hr
- Minnesota median$30–43/hr42 hourly ranges
- US median$28–41/hr1,127 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $36.11/hr, is close to the Minnesota median midpoint ($36/hr) — in the middle half of Surgical Technologist hourly ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 47 open Surgical Technologist jobs in Minnesota and 2,751 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Surgery Care Affiliates8 open
- CentraCare7 open
- Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital5 open
- Experience
- Surgical Technologist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,191 postings).
- Education
- 6 of the 2,751 open Surgical Technologist jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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