Surgical Support Associate

Selectminds; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Bay City, MI seeks a part-time Surgical Technician to assist the surgery team with direct and indirect patient care and sterile procedure setup.

You will support the OR by stocking supplies, maintaining a clean environment, handling equipment including autoclave, and assisting with room turnover. The role requires BLS and a high school diploma, with preferred OR experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist surgery team with direct/indirect patient care and sterile procedure setup.
• Maintain a safe, orderly patient care environment in surgery.
• Demonstrate competency with equipment, including autoclave and sterile technique.
• Supply OR with stock items and assist with room turnover and disinfection.
• Respond to emergencies per established procedures.
• Contribute to learning via mandatory in-services and ongoing development.
• Communicate observations to the Registered Nurse and follow directions.
• Respect patient privacy and confidentiality.

Skills

Medical terminology

Asepsis

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS certification (AHA or Red Cross)

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Position Summary:
Assists surgery team with direct/indirect patient care activities including sterile procedure setup.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. 1. Assists in maintaining a safe and orderly patient care environment in surgery, adhering to established policy.
2. 2. Demonstrates competency and knowledge in performing specified skills, including transporting and activities that occur in a sterile environment.
3. 3. Demonstrates competency in utilization of specified equipment required for patient care, including but not limited to, cleaning and assembling instrument tray and operating the autoclave.
4. 4. Assists with supplying OR suites with stock items; supplies blanket/fluid warmer; runs errands that support patient care activity.
5. 5. Assists with room turnover by performing activities such as, but not limited to, sweeping, mopping, removing trash, and disinfecting as appropriate.
6. 6. Responds to real or simulated emergency and disaster situations according to established procedure.
7. 7. Assumes responsibility for obtaining current accurate information and expand knowledge base through utilization of appropriate learning experiences, and attending mandatory annual in-services.
8. 8. Demonstrates organizational skills and appropriately priorities assigned work responsibilities.
9. 9. Communicates effectively and reports relevant observations of patient status to responsible Registered Nurse and follow through as directed.
10. 10. Respects patient rights by providing privacy and confidentiality of information.
11. 11. Participates in performance improvement activities.
12. 12. Provides for the age specific needs of the population served according to department standards, as evidenced by observation, documentation, and peer feedback.
    • ( ) Newborn - Birth to discharge from McLaren-Bay
    • (x) Infant - Any child up to one year
    • (x) Pediatric - One year to 12 years
    • (x) Adolescence - 13 - 17 years
    • (x) Adult - 18-64 years
    • (x) Geriatric - 65 years and older
13. 13. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications:

Required

• • High school diploma or equivalent
• • BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification

Preferred

• • Previous Operating Room experience
• • Minimum of one (1) year experience in a patient care area

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• • Demonstrable knowledge of a) medical terminology and b) asepsis and conduct in a sterile environment
• • Affective verbal and written communication skills

Position Specific Expectations:

1. 1. Personal contact with various Medical Center employees.
2. 2. Must be physically capable of performing Job Responsibilities with or without accommodation.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Part-time
• Daily Work Times: 6:30am-3:00pm
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.