"Surgical Technologist Senior/Intermediate"

To assist the surgical team during operative procedures by preparing sterile equipment for the operation, and in addition passing instruments, sponges and sutures to the operating team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with: Inventory
• Sterilization of instruments
• Preparation and selection of equipment for procedures
• Transfer of patients as needed
• Turnover of rooms
• Turnover and transfer of instruments to CSR/Decontamination
• Putting equipment back in place
• Other duties as assigned.

Surgical Technologist Senior requirements:

• High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience is necessary.
• Completion of an accredited or military Surgical Technologist program is required.
• Experience in the Operating Room O.R. setting performing scrub duties in multi-surgical specialties.
• Minimum of 3 years of recent O.R. experience is required for placement at the Senior level.
• Two years' experience as a Surgical Technologist is required.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to meet functional job requirements.
• Demonstrated excellence in professional communication.
• Recent prior experience in scrubbing complex orthopedic cases.

Surgical Technologist Intermediate requirements:

• High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience is necessary.
• Completion of an accredited or military Surgical Technologist program is required.
• Experience in the Operating Room O.R. setting performing scrub duties in multi-surgical specialties.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to meet functional job requirements.
• Demonstrated excellence in professional communication.
• Recent prior experience in scrubbing complex orthopedic cases.

Desired qualifications

• Ambulatory surgery experience.
• Ability to scrub Orthopedic Sports Medicine.
• Adult Otolaryngology. Plastic, General, Urology, and Gynecological Surgery and VASCULAR.
• Self motivated and excellent organization skills.
• Completion of a Surgical Technologist certification program.

This is for 2 positions, 40 hours a week/ 10 hours, 7am start time.

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.