AGAPLESION in Mitteldeutschland

Operating Room Assistant – Apprenticeship

AGAPLESION in Mitteldeutschland

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Location Type: Office

Location: Leipzig • Germany

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Salary

💰 €1,293 per month

About the role

  • Your task is to care for patients before, during and after surgical procedures.
  • As a full member of the operating room team, you ensure that the physicians always have the appropriate instruments and supplies at hand.
  • You are also responsible for instruments and materials — for example, you are responsible for the sterilization of instruments after surgery.
  • The three-year training program alternates between theoretical instruction and practical training and always begins on September 1.
  • You will learn how to support patients before, during and after surgical interventions.
  • You will become familiar with possible surgical procedures, their workflows and potential complications.
  • You will learn the skills for pre- and post-operative preparation as well as assistance during surgery, and you will learn about the various surgical techniques.
  • You will be able to operate specialized medical-technical devices in the surgical area efficiently and safely.
  • You will understand what needs to be considered in diagnostics and therapy.
  • You will carry out responsible patient documentation.

Requirements

  • You are at least 17 years old.
  • You hold a Realschulabschluss (secondary school leaving certificate) or an equivalent school qualification, possibly supplemented by a successfully completed vocational training of at least two years’ duration, or you have authorization to use the professional title “Nursing Assistant” (Krankenpflegehelfer:in).
  • A grade average of up to 3.0 in the natural science subjects.
  • An internship in the operating room prior to application can be an advantage.
  • You can provide vaccination or immunity records for tetanus, mumps, measles, rubella, hepatitis B and varicella (chickenpox).
  • You will provide an enhanced criminal record certificate (the employer will provide a letter to support the application).
  • Valid residence permit.
  • Proof of German language proficiency at level B2.
  • Certified translations of your certificates.
  • Recognition of your foreign school-leaving certificate by the Federal Republic of Germany.
Benefits
  • 31 days of annual leave per calendar year.
  • Annual special payment — you receive an additional payment on top of your gross base salary.
  • You will receive a trainee/apprentice ID. With this ID you get a variety of discounts: reduced admission to cinemas, swimming pools, sporting events, cultural venues, etc.
  • Discounts for local/regional public transport.
  • Reduced rates with internet and mobile service providers.
  • Free checking/current account at participating banks.
  • Subsidy for a job ticket for public transport.
  • Employee discounts at a wide range of companies (Sky, Telekom, adidas, Apollo, Roller and many more).
  • Sports and leisure offerings (for example fitness room, sports classes, health days or massage services).
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
surgical procedurespatient documentationsterilization of instrumentspre-operative preparationpost-operative preparationassistance during surgeryoperating specialized medical-technical devicesdiagnosticstherapy
Certifications
RealschulabschlussNursing Assistant authorizationvaccination recordsenhanced criminal record certificateGerman language proficiency B2certified translations of certificatesrecognition of foreign school-leaving certificate