OnSite Specialist - Jackson, MI

Stryker•Lansing, MI

1d•$22 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

The OnSite Specialist provides in-room support for minimally invasive surgical (MIS) and related procedures, ensuring optimal performance of Stryker and third-party equipment. This role bridges clinical teams, SPD, and Stryker service lines to maintain smooth, high-quality OR operations. The Specialist utilizes a wide array of knowledge, technical skills, and critical thinking abilities to facilitate job functions during surgical procedures as well as preoperative and postoperative equipment management. They are responsible for managing all relevant equipment, anticipating the needs of OR staff and surgeons, and troubleshooting and maintaining Stryker equipment and other related devices. This role involves working collaboratively with surgeons, OR personnel, central processing, biomedical staff, and others. The Specialist must maintain an up-to-date knowledge base of equipment and disposable products through Stryker education, provide physicians and OR personnel with product information, and accurately record and report data metrics related to job functions and surgical procedures. They are also responsible for maintaining up-to-date account information, ensuring vendor credentialing, and adhering to all Stryker and medical facility policies, standards, and procedures. The role requires analyzing and resolving product issues, maintaining a professional appearance and attitude, and adhering to HIPAA and patient confidentiality policies. Support and coverage may be required on all shifts at the assigned account, as well as at other accounts in and outside the region, potentially including on-call, overnight, and weekend shifts, and may require overnight travel. Assigned shifts can change without notice based on business needs, including rotating shifts.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
Operating Room experience and demonstrated knowledge of anatomy, surgical procedures and techniques preferred.
Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office, strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills are essential.
The ability to quickly, efficiently, and effectively troubleshoot issues in the moment in demanding, high stress situations.
The ability to provide support/coverage, not only at your assigned account during your assigned shift, but also on other shifts that need additional support.
The ability to provide on-call services as required by the hospital/account, which may include overnight and weekends. If the account contract includes on-call services, you must be within 45 minutes driving distance from the account.
The ability to provide support/coverage at other accounts in other regions, which may include overnight travel.
Ability to exert up to 50lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 20lbs of force to constantly move objects.
Ability to remain standing and/or walking for an extended period of time.
Must have near visual acuity (corrected) color vision, mobility, bending, standing, stooping, and finger dexterity.
Must be able to observe and correct minute inconsistencies (e.g. in the printed word, product appearance, etc.).
Excellent analytical skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent equipment problem-solving skills.
Excellent time management skills with ability to use independent judgment and critical thinking effectively.
Must be able to explain and generate detailed guidelines and procedures.
Experience in OR technical support or surgical services.
Familiarity with MIS procedures (laparoscopy, arthroscopy, cystoscopy, hysteroscopy, etc.).
Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree, Associate’s Degree or equivalent certifications preferred.
Applicable for Specialists working in Sterile Processing Department: HSPA CRCST Certification within 6 months of start date and on time yearly renewal

Responsibilities

Provides clinical surgical support by managing all relevant equipment.
Anticipates related device needs of the O.R. staff and surgeon during surgical procedures.
Responsible for trouble-shooting and maintaining Stryker equipment and/or other related devices.
Works with surgeons, O.R. personnel, central processing, biomedical and all other related personnel.
Maintains knowledge base of equipment and disposable products through Stryker education training programs.
Provide physicians and OR personnel with information on new and current products.
Must be able to accurately and honestly record and report data metrics related to all specific job functions on a monthly basis.
Responsible for maintaining up-to-date account information to ensure continuous high levels of service at the account; including all vendor credentialing required by the account.
Accurately records and reports all surgical procedure information.
Adheres to all Stryker and medical facility policies, standards and procedures.
Analyze and resolve both routine and non-routine product issues expediently using independent judgment.
Maintain professional appearance, work ethic, and attitude required by Stryker and the medical facility.
Adhere to (HIPAA) and other related patient confidentiality policies and procedures.
Provide support/coverage on all shifts at your assigned account, as well as provide support/coverage at other account in and outside your region; other shifts might include on-call, overnight, and weekends; other accounts might require overnight travel.
Set up Stryker towers, booms, lights, and integrated suite systems per surgeon preference.
Confirm equipment functionality and image routing prior to each procedure.
Adjust camera, monitor, and device settings intraoperatively.
Provide immediate troubleshooting of endoscopy and integration systems.
Manage post-procedure breakdown and staging of all Stryker equipment.
Clean/disinfect towers and components, restock consumables, and perform basic maintenance.
Educate OR and SPD staff on proper use and troubleshooting of Stryker products.
Support video conferencing, DICOM transfers, and EMR connectivity (where applicable).

Benefits

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Stryker is an EO employer – M/V/D.
Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
Employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better.
Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination as an essential function of their role.
Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better.
We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.
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