Surgical Support Technician

Mclaren-Health-Care; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking an OR Support Technician to join the surgery team. You will assist with direct and indirect patient care and help maintain a sterile environment during procedures, ensuring safe and efficient operations across the operating rooms in our facilities.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or equivalent, CPR certification, and a preference for at least one year of patient care experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• CPR certification by American Heart Association or Red Cross required.
• Preferred: minimum of one year experience in a patient care area.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining a safe patient care environment in surgery.
• Demonstrate competency in sterile technique and instrument handling.
• Prepare and operate equipment including autoclave.
• Supply OR with stock items and assist with room turnover.
• Assist with cleaning, mopping, trash removal, and disinfection.
• Respond to emergencies per procedures.
• Attend annual in-services and pursue ongoing learning.
• Demonstrate organizational skills and prioritize tasks.
• Communicate observations to the Registered Nurse.
• Respect patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Participate in performance improvement activities.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Sterile technique

Patient care

Communication

Room turnover

Emergency response

Time management

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

CPR certification (AHA/Red Cross)

Tools

Autoclave

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, 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 centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

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

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• 1.Assists in maintaining a safe and orderly patient care environment in surgery, adhering to established policy.
• 2.Demonstrates competency and knowledge in performing specified skills, including transporting and activities that occur in a sterile environment.
• 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.Assists with supplying OR suites with stock items; supplies blanket/fluid warmer; runs errands that support patient care activity.
• 5.Assists with room turnover by performing activities such as, but not limited to, sweeping, mopping, removing trash, and disinfecting as appropriate.
• 6.Responds to real or simulated emergency and disaster situations according to established procedure.
• 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.Demonstrates organizational skills and appropriately priorities assigned work responsibilities.
• 9.Communicates effectively and reports relevant observations of patient status to responsible Registered Nurse and follow through as directed.
• 10.Respects patient rights by providing privacy and confidentiality of information.
• 11.Participates in performance improvement activities.
• 12. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications

Required

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

Preferred

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

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26004314
• Daily Work Times: 8:00am - 4:30pm
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

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