Supervisor, Surgical Technicians

Children's Wisconsin•Milwaukee, WI

12d•Onsite

About The Position

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. This is a full time, salaried on-site position located at our main hospital campus in Milwaukee, WI. Average schedule will be Monday-Friday from 7a-3:30p CST, but occasional night/weekend coverage may be required.

Requirements

Associate's Degree Graduate from a CAAHEP accredited two-year Associate's degree surgical technology program Required
2+ years of operating room or special procedures as a surgical technologist in order to obtain knowledge of policies and procedures and proficiency in performing the role Required
Understands and satisfies the needs of the neonatal, pediatric, adolescent and adult patient in regards to their growth and development process.
Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with providers and other department personnel and coworkers in order to ensure quality patient care and present positive department and interdepartmental cooperation.
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required
CST-Certified Surgical Technologist - The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting required

Responsibilities

Organizing and directing the daily workflow of the surgical technologists.
Creating schedules and monitoring quality and equipment performance in the Operating Room.
Communicating with staff, peers, perioperative leadership team and medical staff regarding patient care issues and concerns.
Supervising Technologists and assisting in staff scheduling.
Maintaining open lines of communication with the staff through high visibility and accessibility.
Solving problems and addressing conflicts in an effective manner.
Verifying accuracy of employee timesheets.
Training staff on new processes, equipment, hospital and department policies.
Communicating with and working collaboratively with surgery leaders to achieve continuity and consistency of information, performance, productivity, and communication among all shifts.
Recommending changes, reporting issues or problematic trends, assessing staff morale, and implementing strategies to support the department mission.
Providing education and quality control for surgical technologists in the OR in regard to equipment, sterile technique and managing supplies for all service lines.
Maintaining staff compliance with state requirements, AORN standards as well as regulatory requirements in the OR.
Working effectively with the providers to address their clinical and support needs.
Promoting and assisting with quality improvement including prioritization of projects, data collection, and process change facilitation.
Providing input for projected personnel and equipment needs and providing input into the development of the surgery budget.
Performing human resources responsibilities for staff which includes coaching on performance, completing performance reviews and overall staff morale.
Recommending hiring, terminations, compensation changes, promotions, corrective action decisions, and terminations.
Understanding and adhering to the Children’s Organizational Code of Ethics and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to Children's business.
Performing people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development.