A Surgical Technician or Technologist assists with surgical operations. Prepares the operating room and equipment before a procedure, and helps surgeons and nurses during the procedure. Works in hospitals or other healthcare facilities.
Surgical Technologist Certified McLaren Health Care - 3.2 Mount Clemens, MI Job Details Full-time 9 hours ago Qualifications BLS Certification High school diploma or
GED Certified Surgical Technologist Surgical Technology Full Job Description 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. 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.
Qualifications:
Required:
High school diploma or equivalent. Completion of an accredited surgical technology training program. Certification as a surgical technologist from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). One month of job-related experience and/or training. Valid BLS certification obtained through the American Heart Association. Will be given 90 days from time of hire to obtain certification
Preferred:
One year of experience in a medical setting.
Additional Information Schedule:
Full-time Requisition ID:
26004573
Daily Work Times:
7a-530p
Hours Per Pay Period:
80
On Call:
Yes Weekends:
Yes About Us 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.
