McLaren Health Care·Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Assists surgeons by preparing operating rooms, maintaining sterile fields, and providing supportive care during surgical procedures. Performs scrub functions, manages surgical equipment, and handles post-operative room sterilization and clerical duties.
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: 1. 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. 4. 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. 6. Ensures that operating rooms are clean, sterile and stocked prior to next procedure. 7. 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. #LI-AK1
High school diploma or equivalent. Completion of an accredited surgical technology training program with a minimum of one month of directly related clinical experience; OR Completion of the Surgical Technologist Apprentice Program with Tech in Surgery – Certified (TS-C) certification from the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) within one year of program completion; OR Two years’ experience as a Surgical Technologist BLS certification.
One year of experience. 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.
Requires a high school diploma and completion of an accredited surgical technology program or equivalent experience. BLS certification is required, with professional certification from NBSTSA or NCCT being preferred.
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