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McLaren Health Care

Surgical Technologist Certified - Wages Increased - (Job Number: 23004448)

McLaren Health Care, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, us, 48804

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Surgical Technologist Certified - Wages Increased - (Job Number: 23004448)

Pay Competitive Location: Mount Pleasant, Michigan Employment type: Other 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 the 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 the next procedure. 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. BLS certification. Preferred: One year of experience in a medical setting.

About the Company

The McLaren Health Care system includes 15 hospitals, 2 HMOs, ambulatory surgery centers, diagnostics, employed physician network, and more.

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