Surgical Technologist Senior

Surgical Technologist

The Brighton Center for Specialty Care is the newest University of Michigan Ambulatory Care facility dedicated to providing high quality health care services for adults and children. We are actively seeking compassionate, enthusiastic, and patient-oriented individuals who will share in the goal of creating the ideal experience for our patients, families and employees.

Responsibilities include:

• Scrub cases for multiple specialties in a fast-paced outpatient setting
• Anticipate needs of operative team, while monitoring and preserving the sterile field
• Review case cart for correct instrumentation and supplies
• Perform patient transfers as needed
• Ability to lift twenty-five (25) pounds
• Ability to wear lead for surgical procedures
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Work as a team with surgeons, anesthesiologists, registered nurses, and other surgical personnel to assist with operative procedures
• Work collaboratively to prepare rooms between cases
• Participate in problem solving efforts for the department, on-going QA activities, new employee orientation, and student education
• Performing daily assistance with our state-of-the-art instruments, sutures and additional sterile supplies during the procedures.
• Effectively turnover and transfer instruments to CSR/Decontamination.
• Demonstrate your ability to accomplish tasks in a calm and reliable manner while delivering excellent patient care.
• The expansion of your knowledge and improve your skills on passing instruments, retracting tissues, and operating equipment during surgery.
• Multitasking while keeping a detailed focus on the surgeons' needs for instrumentation and supplies as needed.
• The ability to work under pressure and in situations that demand perseverance and stamina, while transferring patients as needed.
• Capable of maintaining positive in challenging situations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Perks and benefits you can look forward to include:

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Generous PTO program
• Guiding and mentorship opportunities

Skills you would master:

• Performing daily assistance with our state-of-the-art instruments, sutures and additional sterile supplies during the procedures.
• Effectively turnover and transfer instruments to CSR/Decontamination.
• Demonstrate your ability to accomplish tasks in a calm and reliable manner while delivering excellent patient care.
• The expansion of your knowledge and improve your skills on passing instruments, retracting tissues, and operating equipment during surgery.
• Multitasking while keeping a detailed focus on the surgeons' needs for instrumentation and supplies as needed.
• The ability to work under pressure and in situations that demand perseverance and stamina, while transferring patients as needed.
• Capable of maintaining positive in challenging situations.

Required qualifications include:

• Proven ability to scrub in three (3) or more of the following services, including complex procedures: Plastics (i.e. combo case with immediate reconstruction, abdominoplasty, etc.) Orthopedics (i.e. total joint arthroplasty, arthroscopy, hand/foot), Urology (pelvic reconstruction, genitourinary, erectile dysfunction, cystoscopy/ureteroscopy, etc.) Ophthalmology (including cataract), and Spine.
• Completion of an accredited or military Surgical Technologist program is required.
• Graduation from high school or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Three years of experience as a Surgical Technologist.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and customer relations.
• Must have a commitment to contributing to a positive department culture.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a part of a team in addition to being able to take direction.
• Able to prioritize tasks quickly.

Desired qualifications include:

• Ambulatory experience
• Experience in a Pediatric setting
• Recent experience (within two years) with any of the following: general surgery (minimally invasive, oncology, endocrine), gynecology (minimally invasive, oncology), Otolaryngology (FESS with Fusion, Sleep Endoscopy)
• Self-motivated and excellent organization skills

Why join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the worlds most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

Benefits you can look forward to include:

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Modes of work:

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Work schedule:

This is a 0.9 FTE (3) 12hr Shifts

Work locations:

The work requires, or the supervisor approves a fully onsite presence. Onsite is defined as a designated U-M owned or leased work location within or outside of the State of Michigan

Underfill statement:

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

Union affiliation:

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.

Background screening:

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application deadline:

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO statement:

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.