Surgical Technologist Certified

Mclaren-Health-Care; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time schedule

On-call support

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking a Surgical Technologist to assist surgeons and the medical team in operating rooms. You will prepare patients, rooms, and equipment for procedures and provide sterile, hands-on support during operations.

The role requires NBSTSA certification with clinical experience OR TS-C certification, plus BLS. Full-time schedule, 9:00am–5:30pm, with on-call responsibilities to support patient care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of accredited surgical technology program and NBSTSA certification OR TS-C certification with required clinical experience.
• BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare operating rooms, ensuring equipment and supplies are disinfected, assembled, and ready.
• Assist during surgeries as part of the sterile team and scrub functions.
• Maintain sterile field and assist with patient positioning and monitoring.
• Transport patients as needed and ensure rooms are clean and stocked for next procedure.
• Support administrative staff with inventory, logs, and patient information.

Skills

Surgical Technologist

Education

NBSTSA certification (Surgical Tech)

Tech in Surgery – NCCT (TS-C)

BLS certification

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.

Position Summary: Assists surgeons and other medical professionals in operating rooms and similar environments. Prepares patients, rooms, and equipment for pending surgical procedures. Assists during those procedures as part of the surgical team.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities as Assigned:

• Prepares operating rooms, ensuring that all equipment and supplies needed for the procedure are properly disinfected, assembled and in working order.

2. Ensures the preparation and maintenance of the sterile field in operating room.

3. Provides supportive care during the pre-operative phase.

• Prepares patient's skin for surgery; moves and positions patients in the operating room; monitors vital signs and observes status.

5. During surgery performs scrub functions including passing sterile surgical equipment to surgeons, may cut sutures, tracking items used/performing instrument counts, collecting and labeling specimens taken and helping dress a patient's wounds. May transport patient after procedure.

• Ensures that operating rooms are clean, sterile, and stocked prior to next procedure.
• Performs clerical duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining logs, pulling up and/or entering patient information, doing inventory, and supporting the administrative and clerical staff as needed.
• Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.
• Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols.

11. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited surgical technology training program and certification as a Surgical Technologist from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) with a minimum of one month directly related clinical experience; OR
• Tech in Surgery – Certified (TS-C) certification from the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) with two years of experience working as a non-certified Surgical Technologist.
• BLS certification.

Preferred:

• One year of experience.

• Schedule: Full-time
• Daily Work Times: 9:00am-5:30pm
• 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.

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.