Surgical Technologist: OR Support & Patient Care

Selectminds; Mount Clemens (MI); On-site; USD 49,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Surgical Technologist to assist in operating rooms, prepare patients and equipment, and support the surgical team throughout procedures.

Responsibilities include preparing ORs, maintaining sterile fields, assisting during surgery, and performing related clerical tasks. Minimum requirements include a high school diploma, accredited surgical technology training, and at least 1 month of related experience with BLS certification.

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 from American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), or Canadian equivalent, is required before start date and valid at least 60 days beyond start date.
• Minimum of 400 hours of clinicals experience.
• Preferred: One year of experience in a medical setting.

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.
• 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.
• Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Completion of an accredited surgical technology training program

One month of job-related experience and/or training

Job description

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Surgical Technologist to assist in operating rooms, prepare patients and equipment, and support the surgical team throughout procedures.

Responsibilities include preparing ORs, maintaining sterile fields, assisting during surgery, and performing related clerical tasks. Minimum requirements include a high school diploma, accredited surgical technology training, and at least 1 month of related experience with BLS certification.