Surgical Technician - Ambulatory Surgery

Tenet Healthcare Corp

Detroit, MI

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Aftercare, Analysis Skills, Capital Budgeting, Critical Care, E Programming Language, Emergency Care, Employee Relations, Flexible Spending Accounts, Healthcare, High School Diploma, Hospital, Implants, Inventory Levels, Inventory Management, Life Insurance, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Medicine, Needs Assessment, Neonatology, Nursing Management, Patient Care, Pediatrics, Performance Reviews, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Product Reviews, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulations, Sterilization, Team Player, Training Program, Vision Plan
LOCATION
Detroit, MI
POSTED
3 days ago

$13,500 Sign on Bonus, with required relevant experience

Embark on a rewarding career with Children's Hospital of Michigan. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

Benefits Statement

At Tenet Healthcare, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That's why we offer more than a job - we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Generous paid time off (PTO)
  • Career development and continuing education opportunities
  • Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
  • Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
  • Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

Under direct supervision, and according to established policies and procedures, performs a variety of duties in the OR and related areas to assist the surgical team at the ambulatory surgery center (ASC).

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Practice: Performs first scrub role, directly assisting the surgeon by passing sterile instruments and supplies at the sterile field. Anticipates surgeons requests based on the type of case being performed. Recognizes and supports duties associated with the second scrub role, including but not limited to: holding retractors, sponging or suctioning operative site, applying electrocautery within the surgical technologists scope of practice, as directed by the surgeon. Collaborates with the circulating RN to correctly account for countable items at the sterile field according to policy and procedure. Assists RN in gathering appropriate supplies for cases. Identifies specific care needs as related to the patients age and size. Promotes the development of collaborative relationships with OR personnel by articulating practice issues and communicating in a constructive manner. Develops and presents product and equipment reviews for OR staff. Analyzes current preference card data and collaborates with other team members, providing input into surgeons preference card content. Collaborates with nurse manager to determine capital budget needs. Responsible for maintaining adequate inventory levels of specialty supplies and implants.

Additional Responsibilities

Assists with preparation, maintenance and after-care of supplies, equipment, and facilities with the OR. Places equipment and supplies in the operating room and arranges instruments, according to instructions. Washes and sterilizes equipment when necessary following manufactures recommended instructions. Assists team members to place and position patients on the Operating Room table. Scrubs arms and hands appropriately and dons gown and gloves. Aids OR team members to don gown and gloves. Applies dressings post surgery.

Qualifications:

  1. High school diploma or equivalent and Equivalent DMC surgical technician training program or Equivalent combination of training and/or experience or Successful completion of an accredited surgical technician program .

  2. Certification by the Association of Surgical Technologists highly desirable.

  3. One to two years experience as a surgical technician preferred.

Facility Description

Children's Hospital of Michigan is an international leader in pediatric and adolescent medicine. Surgical services include general, thoracic, reconstructive and cardiovascular. Imaging technology designed specifically for children provides advanced diagnostic services including Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and MRI. The Children's Hospital of Michigan Emergency Department is a verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and dedicated pediatric burn center. Experts in pediatric critical care, rehabilitation, and neonatal and perinatal medicine provide care for thousands of children every year at Children's Hospital of Michigan, Children's Hospital of Michigan - Troy and six ambulatory sites.

EEO Statement

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Tenet participates in the E-Verify program. Follow the link below for additional information.

E-Verify: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify

The employment practices of Tenet Healthcare and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations

Job: Surgical Services

Primary Location: Detroit, Michigan

Facility: DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan

Job Type: Full Time

Shift Type: Day

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Tenet participates in the E-Verify program. Follow the link below for additional information.

E-Verify: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify

The employment practices of Tenet Healthcare and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

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About the Company

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Tenet Healthcare Corp

Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services company with 115,000 employees united around a common mission: to help people live happier, healthier lives. Through its subsidiaries, partnerships and joint ventures, including United Surgical Partners International, the Company operates general acute care and specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers and other outpatient facilities. Tenet's Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary provides technology-enabled performance improvement and health management solutions to hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks, physician groups, self-insured organizations and health plans.

Since 2003, Tenet's Commitment to Quality has improved the quality of medical care and patient safety at its hospitals and other businesses by evaluating processes and promoting best practices. As the world in which Tenet operates continues to change, Tenet's Commitment to Quality will remain focused on quality, the growing quality gap relative to top performers in the industry, and the fact that payers and employees use quality as a distinguishing factor. Visit the Quality Care page for more information.

Tenet has taken the lead in addressing the needs of the uninsured through its Compact With Uninsured Patients. Established in 2003, the Compact focuses on treating patients without insurance fairly and with respect during and after their treatment, regardless of their ability to pay. Tenet also is committed to working with its patients through financial counseling and alternative payment options.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
WEBSITE
http://jobs.tenethealth.com