Surgical Technologist Non Certified

Selectminds; Bad Axe (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a Surgical Tech to assist surgeons in operating rooms. You will prepare patients, rooms and equipment for procedures and contribute to the surgical team during operations.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, completion of an accredited surgical technology program, one month of related experience, and BLS certification. Full-time schedule with on-call as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited surgical technology training program.
• One month of job-related experience and/or training.
• BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Prepares operating rooms, ensuring equipment and supplies are disinfected, assembled and in working order.
• Maintains the sterile field in the operating room.
• Provides supportive care pre-operatively: preps skin, positions patients, monitors vitals.
• During surgery, performs scrub functions, passes instruments, tracks items used and assists in wound dressing.

Skills

Surgical support

Operating room assistance

Sterile technique

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Accredited surgical technology program

BLS certification

Tools

NBSTSA certification

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 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:

• Prepares operating rooms, ensuring that all equipment and supplies needed for the procedure are properly disinfected, assembled and in working order.
• Ensures the preparation and maintenance of the sterile field in operating room.
• 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.
• 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.

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited surgical technology training program.
• One month of job-related experience and/or training.
• BLS certification.

Preferred:

• One year of experience in a medical setting.
• Certification as a surgical technologist from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26002152
• Daily Work Times: 7:00am - 4:30pm Variable
• 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.