Skip to content

Surgical

Operating Room Technician | Surgical Services

Monument Health logoMonument Health$18.20–$20.92/hrPart timePosted 4d agoStill open, checked every night

Open in 1 location

Monument Health posts this job as separate openings, each with its own application: the unit, shifts, schedule and pay can differ between them.

South Dakota

2 open

How this pay compares

This posting states $18.20–$20.92 an hour. Open surgical technologist jobs in South Dakota post a median of $31.75 an hour, the middle half $29.97–$32.25, across 15 jobs that state their pay, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Surgical technologists employed in South Dakota earn a median of $28.79 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).

Surgical technologists in South Dakota: pay by town and employer

The Surgical Techs & Sterile Processing job market: pay, applicant demand and hiring, researched nightly

Workplace injuries

MH Rapid City Hospital in Rapid City reported 132 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 4,166,155 hours worked: 6.3 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.0 per 100 full-time workers at hospitals, general medical and surgicalnationwide. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.

Medicare rating of Monument Health Rapid City Hospital

Medicare gives Monument Health Rapid City Hospital 3 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; South Dakota's hospitals average 3.8). 71% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · South Dakota hospitals by rating.

Surgical tech and sterile processing jobs in our research

  • How long these jobs stay listed: Median days to removal 21.0 days · Still listed at 7 days 72.6%
  • Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 1.38x · Clicks 22
  • How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 51.2% · Stating an hourly rate 38.5%

From every open job we read and every apply click on this site, as of 9 Nov 2026. Every figure for Surgical tech and sterile processing jobs

About the job

Current Employees:

If you are a current Monument Health employee, please apply via the internal career site by logging into your Workday Account and clicking the "Career" icon on your homepage.

Primary Location

Rapid City, SD USA

Department

MHOSH Surgical Services

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Starting Pay Rate Range

$18.20 - $20.92

(Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Job Summary

Assist the nursing staff in providing an efficient, effective patient care unit through execution of non-nursing duties in the Operating Room.

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

*Supportive work culture

*Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage

*Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account

*Instant pay is available for qualifying positions

*Paid Time Off Accrual Bank

*Opportunities for growth and advancement

*Tuition assistance/reimbursement

*Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions

*Flexible scheduling

Job Description

Essential Functions

  • Assists OR personnel with room turnovers, including total cleaning of rooms as necessary and upon request.
  • Assist OR personnel by delivering surgical and culture specimens to Laboratory or X-ray as requested.
  • Obtains blood products from the Blood Bank, prepares appropriate slips, calls Blood Bank for confirmation, logs appropriate time and temp and initials, returns blood by logging the appropriate information and returns to the Blood Bank in a timely manner.
  • Prepares beds and transport carts. Ensures oxygen tank is full, linen is clean, and ambu-bags or monitors and IV poles are readily available to transport.
  • Assists with patient positioning upon request.
  • Assists with obtaining supplies/equipment needed for upcoming cases.
  • Upon request attains supplies from the core and returns unused supplies (core runner).
  • Returns equipment to storage areas after cases.
  • Maintains stock supply of clinical items on a per shift basis, e.g. organizes and maintains sub-sterile room, replenishes warmers and maintains scrub sink areas with needed supplies.
  • Responds to the needs of the department. Prioritizes and organizes assigned tasks with minimum of supervision.
  • Effectively and efficiently completes all assigned duties per checklist.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements

Preferred:

Education - High School Diploma/GED Equivalent in General Studies

Experience - 1+ years of Housekeeping/Custodian Experience

Scheduling Requirements: Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.

Physical Requirements: Very Heavy work - exerting over 25 pounds of force constantly (67-100% of the time), and/or more than 50 pounds frequently (34-66% of the time), and/or more than 100 pounds of force occassionally (up to 33% of the time), and/or more than 100 pounds of force seldomly to move objects. Possible exposure to radiation and frequent exposure to contaminated needles and infectious body substances.

Job Category

Nursing

Job Family

Nursing Support

Shift

Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department

Employee Type

PRN

70 Monument Health Orthopedic and Specialty Hospital

Make a difference . Every day.

Monument Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

From Monument Health's job posting for Rapid City, SD USA, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

Selected agencies hiring now

All agencies and apps →
  • AHS Staffing logo

    AHS StaffingTravel nursing agency

    Places travel and local contract nurses and allied professionals.

    Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Therapy & rehab, Mental health

  • Modern Healthcare Solutions logo

    Modern Healthcare SolutionsTravel nursing agency

    A woman-owned staffing agency placing travel and local contract and permanent nurses, imaging and cath lab techs, and therapists nationwide.

    Places: Nurses, Imaging, Surgical, Therapy & rehab

These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.

Sponsored

Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.

Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.

New surgical tech and sterile processing jobs in South Dakota, by email

One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.

About Monument Health

Monument Health is an integrated health system in western South Dakota and eastern Wyoming with five hospitals, more than 60 (source: Monument Health, About Us) outpatient locations and more than 6,300 (source: Monument Health, About Us) physicians and caregivers. Source: Monument Health, About Us

Based in Rapid City, SDHires in South Dakota, WyomingPay on its listings: 89.9% of its open jobs state an hourly rate

More open jobs at Monument Health

More surgical tech and sterile processing jobs

A certified surgical technologist?

One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.

Create my profile

Monument Health openings, sent to you weekly

Each week we send the newest postings from Monument Health's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.