Surgical Technologist

Froedtert ThedaCare; Appleton, Oshkosh, Neenah (WI, WI, WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Froedtert ThedaCare in Wisconsin is hiring Surgical Technologists for Neenah and Appleton locations. New grads welcome. Flexible schedules by location. You will support surgeons by preparing rooms, scrubbing, and maintaining sterile technique to ensure patient safety.

Responsibilities include selecting instruments, assisting with procedures, handling specimens, and ensuring equipment readiness in a fast-paced operative setting.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of sterile/aseptic technique and surgical instrumentation.
• Assists with preparation and care of surgical patients.
• Understands human anatomy and surgical procedures.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of surgical procedures to support patient outcomes.
• Selects instruments, equipment, and supplies for each procedure.
• Prepares the room by setting up sterile tables and checking equipment.
• Scrubs for procedures, passes instruments, and assists surgeons.
• Maintains sterile technique to ensure safe patient environments.
• Identifies specimens and transports to pathology as directed.
• Assists with patient transfers to maintain efficiency and safety.
• Cleans rooms, instruments, and equipment per standards.

Skills

Sterile technique

Anatomy knowledge

Instrument handling

Education

Surgical technologist training program

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The Surgical Technologist assists in the preparation and care of surgical patients under the general direction of a professional nurse or a physician. Possesses expertise in the theory and application of sterile/aseptic technique and combines the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a surgeon’s performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.

Currently hiring Surgical Tech's for our Neenah, and Appleton locations. We are hiring new grads. Schedules pending location, but flexible!

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of surgical procedures and instrumentation to provide the highest quality outcomes for a patient undergoing a procedure.
• Selects instruments, equipment, and supplies for each surgical procedure to achieve desired clinical outcomes.
• Prepares room for procedure by setting up sterile tables and checking equipment and supplies to ensure the operating room is ready for patient care.
• Scrubs for surgical procedures by helping with prepping and draping patients, passing sterile instruments and supplies, and assisting with surgical procedures to ensure quality outcomes for patients.
• Understands and follows the principles of sterile technique, and takes steps to remedy breaks in sterile technique to ensure a safe patient environment.
• Identifies specimens before passing off the field and transports specimens to pathology, as directed, to ensure specimens are handled according to policy.
• Identifies, with registered nurse, intra-procedure medication, dosage, and labeling of all solutions and drugs to ensure safe medication practices are in place.
• Assists with the transfer of patients in to or out of operating room to ensure operating room efficiency and patient safety.
• Cleans rooms, instruments, and equipment according to regulatory standards and policies to ensure patient safety.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Must be 18 years of age
• Completion of a surgical technologist training program.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is also required in the Cath Lab.