Surgical Technician

LifePoint Health•Marquette, MI

15d•Onsite

About The Position

Marquette General Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health , a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Surgical Scrub Tech joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ® . Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve. A Surgical Scrub Tech who excels in this role: This is an Obstetric Department and there are more duties to this position than just surgical scrub tech . As a 222-bed specialty care hospital, UP Health System - Marquette receives patients from across the UP and provides care in 65 specialties and subspecialties. Its medical staff of more than 200 doctors work as a team with its more than 1,800 employees in caring for approximately 9,000 inpatients and more than 350,000 outpatients per year. UP Health System Marquette's major services include its Heart & Vascular Institute, Cancer Center, Brain & Spine Center, Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health, Digestive Health, Bariatric Medicine & Weight Management Center and Women's Health, Family Birthing, and Pediatrics Center. The hospital also provides the region's premier services in imaging, surgery and laboratory and is home to the UP Telehealth Network, a leading telehealth network in the nation. We also service many of the communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with 42 primary and specialty care clinics spread throughout the region.

Requirements

Major Abdominal surgery
Total/partial hysterectomy
Bladder/urinary surgeries/repair
Hemorrhage
High School diploma or equivalent required.
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
This is Fast paced, busy clinic.
Large group of physicians
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA).
Basic Life Support (BLS).
Certified Surgical Technology Program
Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS-HCP)

Nice To Haves

One year related experience, preferred.
One year clinic experience, preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepares surgical operating suite with drapes, solutions, instruments, equipment and supplies.
Ensures good working order of equipment and instruments.
Assists with preparing, transporting, positioning and draping patients.
Passes instruments to physician during surgery.
Continually accounts for number and location of instruments and supplies during surgery.
Receives and processes specimens for delivery to the laboratory.
Performs on call services as requested.
Actively participates and ensures room turnovers are efficient and timely.
Restocking the department labor and postpartum rooms
Clinical equipment checks
Checking outdates on supplies
Assisting at vaginal deliveries if surgical lacerations or repairs are needed
Assist in opening the OR in an emergency
Cleaning out the OR - trash, instruments
Vaginal instrument cleaning and getting ready for sterile processing