Full-Time
Surgical Support Aide
Cardiovascular Unit
Posted on 10/4/2025
Allina Health
10,001+ employees
Non-profit network of hospitals and clinics
Compensation Overview
$21.29 - $27.86/hr
Minneapolis, MN, USA
In Person
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- Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
- Allina in-house BLS training (within 90 days of hire)
- Ability to lift weight up to 50 lbs. occasionally, up to 25 lbs. frequently
- Supports care of the procedural patient
- Gathers appropriate supplies, instruments, and equipment for individual cases.
- Completes case carts and delivers to procedure area.
- Delivers blood products, lab specimens and medications as assigned.
- Assists in lifting, positioning and transferring of patient under RN supervision.
- Retrieves additional requested items during procedures.
- Retrieves ICU and station beds requested based on patient needs, ensuring oxygen tank has adequate PSI.
- Delivers and replaces various gas tanks. Including argon, helium, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, oxygen.
- Stocks linens in warmers and pass through windows
- Communicates with other departments with supply and equipment needs for Surgical Services (EVS, Linen, Supply Chain, Equipment Services).
- Replaces chemo hazard, pharmaceutical waste and recycled instrumentation containers.
- Retrieves crash cart, Lucas and provide emergency case carts during emergency situations.
- Identifies instruments requiring turn around for same day needs.
- Verifies each procedure has a case cart. Communicate with Charge Nurse for missing case carts.
- Transports patients from inpatient units to Pre-Operative Care Center/OSDU
- Collects all necessary items required to come with patient (i.e. medications, chart) and verifying patient labels match arm band.
- Facilitates operating room turnover
- Cleans/decontaminates procedure room, furniture and equipment after the case.
- Prepares operating room for following procedure.
- Replaces/restocks used items.
- Transports case cart, instruments, linen and trash to appropriate areas for reprocessing or disposal.
- Adheres to Infection Control policies and procedures.
- Docks high flow suction device and replace with clean unit for following cases.
- Handles sterile supplies and instruments according established standards
- Checks integrity of sterile packs and packaging before shelving or distribution.
- Verifies instrumentation has all necessary filters, external locks and indicators have changed color during sterilization process prior to placing trays on case carts or sterile storage.
- Cleans cabinets, equipment and storage shelving in designated area per schedule.
- Participates in maintaining safe environment
- Protects patient, self and others from injury during transfers, lifts and transports, by using proper equipment and body mechanics.
- Follows safety/security procedures for emergency and non-emergency situations.
- Ensures hallways and sterile storage areas are free of clutter to maintain proper evacuation from operating rooms, gas and electric shut-offs are not obstructed.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Nursing Assistant, Central Processing/Case Cart or other patient care experience
Allina Health provides comprehensive medical services through a network of hospitals, clinics, telehealth, and specialty centers in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, reinvesting profits as a non-profit. Patients access care via clinics, hospitals, or real-time telehealth, and care is coordinated across the vertically integrated system, with Medicare ACO arrangements to emphasize quality and efficiency. It differentiates itself as a non-profit with an integrated network that includes pharmacies and specialty centers like the Minneapolis Heart Institute, focusing on community reinvestment and ACO partnerships. Its goal is to deliver coordinated, high-quality health care to communities and reinvest earnings to support ongoing services and innovations.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Founded
1994
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Sutter Health commits $2 billion investment post-2026 acquisition for AI and outpatient expansion.
- KeyCare's Epic-integrated virtual care, backed by Allina, scales telehealth across 90 clinics.
- $14.5M Minneapolis Heart Institute Building purchase secures long-term specialty care campus.
What critics are saying
- Doctors Council-SEIU open-ended strike halts operations at 12 hospitals within 1-3 months.
- FTC rejects Sutter acquisition over antitrust, unwinding deals by end of 2026.
- Minnesota AG blocks merger citing non-profit dilution, mirroring Sutter's 2021 $575M settlement.
What makes Allina Health unique
- Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute leads cardiovascular innovation, training 4,000 providers annually.
- Story Health partnership enables virtual heart failure management across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- Real Time AI platform deployed in 40+ skilled nursing facilities cuts readmissions by 50%.
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Company News
Water pipe bursts at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, some appointments rescheduled. Updated: 25 minutes ago Published: April 9, 2026 - 7:44 AM Water main break at Abbott Northwestern. A water main break disrupted services Thursday morning at Abbott Northwestern Hospital and forced the rescheduling of some appointments. An Allina Health spokesperson confirmed the issue, saying a pipe ruptured at the Minneapolis hospital just before 1 a.m. Hospital facilities staff members quickly worked to fix the issue and limit the impact on patients, the spokesperson added, although water had to be shut off for a few hours. It has since been restored. The issue did cause some appointments to be rescheduled but affected fewer than a dozen elective procedures, according to Allina. All of those impacted patients have already been contacted, and anyone else who hasn't received a message should proceed with their appointments as scheduled. "The safety of our patients and care team members remains our top priority as we assess damage and address clean-up needs," the spokesperson said. "We are extremely grateful for the quick action of our care team members in responding to this incident." It wasn't immediately clear what caused the break. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is working to confirm additional details. Check the KSTP app for further updates.
Allina buys Minneapolis medical office for $14.5M. The blueprint. * Allina Health purchased a 215,000-square-foot medical office building for $14.5M. * Property is located next to Abbott Northwestern Hospital in south Minneapolis. * Allina was already a tenant and plans no changes to building use. * Sale reflects lower price per square foot compared with top-tier metro properties. Allina Health has purchased a medical office next to a south Minneapolis hospital, according to a recently released certificate of real estate value. The 76,499-square-foot property was sold by HCP Medical Office Buildings II LLC to Allina for $14.5 million. A business filings search shows that the seller is related to Healthpeak Properties, a Denver-based investor group that buys health care facilities. The facility has 7 floors plus a lower level, according to Brian Bruggeman, a senior vice president at Colliers, which brokered the deal. The building is located next to the Abbott Northwestern and Children's Hospital and is addressed at 920 E. 28th St. in Minneapolis, the CRV shows. Allina was already the tenant in the building, dubbed the Minneapolis Heart Institute Building. The nonprofit health system also housed administrative services, Allina Health Surgical Specialists and Allina Health Lung and Sleep in the building, according to its website. Reached for comment for this story, the Allina confirmed its purchase of the facility. "Given its location on the Abbott Northwestern Hospital campus, Allina Health purchased the building to secure the long-term positioning on the campus with no plans to change how it is used," Allina said in a statement. The purchase by the Minneapolis-based health system comes not long after a California nonprofit, Sutter Health, agreed to acquire Allina. As a part of this acquisition, Allina is set to become the "Upper Midwest Division" of Sutter. It will maintain the Allina name, and CEO Lisa Shannon will continue in her leadership position. The deal is set to close - pending regulatory approval - by the end of 2026, according to a press release from Allina. According to Healthpeak's website, the only other facility the group owns in Minnesota is the MHealth Fairview Clinic & Specialty Center in Maplewood. Finance & Commerce reached out to the seller for this story but did not hear back before time of publication. According to the CRV, the sale was a cash deal. The Catylist listing designates the 1986-built building as a Class B property. With its 76,499-square-foot layout, the price-per-square-foot works out to around $189.54. This price point is significantly below the top-of-the-market medical office properties in the west metro, such as the Arbor Lakes Medical Building in Maple Grove. Correction: An earlier version of this story contained an incorrect size for the building due to an inaccurate property listing. The Minneapolis Heart Institute Building has 76,499 square feet of space across seven stories and a lower level.
Allina Health to be acquired by California-based Sutter Health. Kyle Brown KSTP 1 hour ago (KSTP) - Allina Health, one of the largest health care providers in Minnesota, is being bought out by California-based Sutter Health, the health systems announced on Tuesday. While Allina would keep its name, board of directors and regional headquarters in Minneapolis, the nonprofit would fall under the purview of Sutter President and CEO Warner Thomas. The sale comes as 600 Allina doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners represented by Doctors Council - SEIU continue to negotiate their first contract since forming a union in October 2023. Union members have authorized multiple strikes, including a vote last week to approve an open-ended unfair labor practices strike, over ongoing frustrations at the bargaining table. Last year, Allina closed four clinics around the metro and shuttered its birth center in Faribault, consolidating its obstetric care services in southern Minnesota to the Owatonna Hospital. In their announcement, Sutter's leadership pledged to invest $2 billion in Allina to focus on improving outpatient care access, adopting AI tools and other technology to streamline processes and hiring more health care professionals. "We are incredibly excited for the opportunity to harness the collective strength of our two mission-driven organizations to make a difference in the lives of our patients, communities and care teams," said Lisa Shannon, Allina's president and CEO. "As one nationally leading, locally committed nonprofit health system, we will be uniquely positioned to be at the forefront of innovation, building upon the expertise of our physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses and team members to chart a new path for healthcare." The two organizations have signed a letter of intent, and they are expected to close on the deal by the end of 2026, barring any obstacles as Sutter conducts its due diligence.
Sutter Health, a large California-based nonprofit, will acquire Allina Health, creating a $26 billion health system. The combined entity will employ 88,000 staff across 39 hospital campuses and hundreds of clinics. The acquisition brings together two major nonprofit healthcare organisations, significantly expanding Sutter Health's footprint and operational scale. The deal represents one of the largest healthcare system mergers in recent years, though financial terms were not disclosed. The merged organisation will serve patients across multiple states, combining Sutter Health's California presence with Allina Health's operations.
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