OR SURGICAL TECH

Trinity Health

2d • $24 - $39

About The Position

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago’s western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, and MacNeal Hospital, along with convenient locations offering primary, specialty, and immediate care services from more than 1,500 physicians throughout Cook, Will, and DuPage counties.

The OR Surgical Tech demonstrates basic intraoperative scrub responsibilities, prepares the surgical team, assists with basic draping, positions operating room equipment and supplies, and prepares and operates room equipment. The role creates a sterile area using aseptic technique, prepares supplies, recognizes and corrects compromised sterility, handles surgical specimens appropriately, performs counts according to policy and procedures, and follows National Patient Safety Goal guidelines.

The position also involves basic case preparation, including selecting equipment and supplies using preference cards, locating basic equipment and supplies, identifying and demonstrating surgical reprocessing methods, preparing for the scrub role, and preparing surgical instruments and supplies for surgery. This is a full-time day-shift position.

Requirements

• High school diploma plus training acquired through work experience or education.
• Less than one year of previous job-related experience.
• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation).

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in Surgical Technology.
• 1–2 years of previous job-related experience.
• Certified Surgical Technologist.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate basic intraoperative scrub responsibilities.
• Prepare the surgical team and assist with basic draping.
• Position operating room equipment and supplies; prepare and operate room equipment.
• Create a sterile area using aseptic technique.
• Prepare supplies and recognize and correct compromised sterility.
• Handle surgical specimens appropriately.
• Perform counts according to policies and procedures.
• Follow National Patient Safety Goal guidelines.
• Prepare for cases by selecting equipment and supplies using preference cards and locating basic equipment and supplies.
• Identify and demonstrate methods of surgical reprocessing of instruments and supplies.
• Prepare for the scrub role and prepare surgical instrument supplies for surgery.

Benefits

• Benefits from Day One.
• Competitive shift differentials.
• Career development.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• On-site fitness center at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and Loyola University Medical Center.
• Educational stipend.
• Referral rewards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED