Surgical Technician - PRN

Surgical Technician

Corewell Health Surgery Center in Livonia is a new, cutting-edge ASC managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners. This modern facility boasts two large Operating Rooms, one Endo Suite, and a convertible Shell Space. With 13 PreOp/PACU bays and over 14,000 square feet of usable space, the ASC highlights a commitment to providing exceptional care and outstanding customer service. This facility stands ready to provide Orthopedics, Urology, Podiatry, and General Surgery services in the greater Detroit area.

This position selects and places surgical instruments, supplies and equipment during surgery. Scrubs and provides instruments, sutures, and other sterile supplies during surgical procedure. Essential functions include preparing for surgical procedures, anticipating the surgeon's needs, demonstrating the principles of aseptic technique and universal precautions, ensuring that all surgeon preference cards and pick lists are accurate, assisting with OR turnover between cases, and may provide business support to the department including assigned administrative tasks.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or GED required, BLS required. Where applicable, must be registered with State Regulatory Agency. The position requires manual dexterity and the ability to maintain professional decorum in highly stressful emergent situations. The position requires the ability to be conscientious, organized, and orderly and the ability to respond quickly to the needs of the surgeon and patient.

Preferred qualifications include graduation from a certified school of surgical technology or 2 years of operating room experience.

State specific certification requirements in the states of Texas, Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia include successfully completing an accredited educational program for surgical technologists and holding and maintaining active certification as a surgical technologist by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), or another surgical technologist certification program approved by the State Department of State Health Services or its successor. Alternatively, completion of an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or the United States Public Health Service, employment to practice surgical technology in a healthcare facility before September 1, 2009, or service with the federal government to the extent they are performing duties related to that service. Where certification applies, credentials must remain active and in good standing prior to performing independent scrub duties.