Surgical Technologist Certified

McLaren Health Care; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Bay City, MI seeks an OR Technologist to support perioperative nursing care and assist the surgical team. You will perform basic and specialty surgical tech skills, help the RN, Surgeon and Anesthesiologist, and help maintain a safe patient environment with on-call duties.

Requires graduation from an approved OR Technologist program or at least three years as a Surgery Technologist, plus CPR certification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate from an approved OR Technologist program or have 3+ years as Surgery Technologist.
• Certification as an Operating Room Technologist within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic and specific surgical technologist skills related to the role.
• Assists RN, Surgeon, Anesthesiologist, Physician Assistant, and Perfusionist in perioperative care.
• Demonstrates safe medication management within the operative field.
• Maintains a safe patient care environment.
• Responds to emergencies per established procedures.
• Utilizes specified equipment required for patient care.
• Assists in development of surgeon-specific preference cards.
• Maintains knowledge through continuing education and learning.
• Functions as assistant in cardiovascular procedures and as first scrub or assistant in other specialties.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Provides for age-specific needs of the population served.

Skills

Effective verbal and written comms

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Graduate from OR Technologist program

Certification as Operating Room Technologist

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.

Perform functions to assist the operative team in the delivery of perioperative nursing care to return patient to optimal health.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Demonstrates knowledge and competency in performing basic and specific surgical technician skills related to the role.

2. Assists the RN, Surgeon, Anesthesiologist, Physician Assistant, and Perfusionist in the delivery of perioperative nursing care delineated by pre-operative and post-operative functions.

3. Demonstrates safe medication management within operative field.

4. Maintains a safe patient care environment.

5. Responds to real or simulated emergency and disaster situations according to established procedure.

6. Demonstrates competency in the utilization of specified equipment required for patient care.

7. Assists the RN in the development of surgeon specific preference cards.

8. Assumes responsibility for maintaining knowledge base and skills through continuing education and other learning experiences.

9. Functions as assistant in cardiovascular procedures and as a first scrub or assistant in other specialties.

10. Participates in performance improvement activities.

11. 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

( ) Infant - Any child up to one year

( ) Pediatric - One year to 12 years

(X) Adolescence- 13-17 years

(X) Adult - 18-64 years

(X) Geriatric - 65 years and older

12. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications:

Required:

High school diploma or equivalent

Graduation from an approved program for OR Technologists or minimum three years experience as a Surgery Technologist

Certification as an Operating Room Technologist, if not current must be obtained within six (6) months of hire/transfer

CPR issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross

Preferred:

None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Position Specific Expectations:

1. Personal contact with various Medical Center employees.

2. Must be physically capable of performing Job Responsibilities with or without accommodation.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011086
• Daily Work Times: 08:48am - 09:18pm, VST
• On Call: Yes

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.

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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.