Surgical Technologist I - Labor & Delivery

Department:

35006 Aurora West Allis Medical Center - Labor and Delivery: Aurora Womens Pavilion I/P

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

**$10,000 SIGN-ON Bonus Eligible with distance based relocation available**

What makes our team special?  

• Aurora West Allis Medical Center is regionally recognized for a variety of services, including cancer care, gastroenterology, geriatrics, gynecology, neurology, pulmonology and urology.
• Over 500 robotic surgeries annually in urology, gynecology and general surgery with 19 physicians
• You will have the opportunity to join a team that is dedicated to moving healthcare forward!  With our wide range of procedures, leading benefits, and opportunities for learning and advancement, you’ll not only fulfill that passion, you will thrive and grow every day. 
• We each have a voice, and we’re empowered to use it to innovate and change the future of health care for our patients, our communities and each other. Join our team of 75,000 individuals, with one shared purpose: we help people live well.

Schedule/Hours:

36 hours per week, Night Shift from 1900 - 0730, every 3rd weekend, and rotating holidays. The first half of the training process will be during the day shift.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provides for a clean, safe and efficient area conducive to optimal patient care. Utilizes aseptic surgical techniques in the preparation of materials, supplies and equipment for surgical procedures (e.g., assistance with gowning and gloving; preparation and draping of the surgical area; provision of a sterile field, instruments, suture and related materials; anticipation of the Surgeons' needs; passing of instruments and/or supplies; holding of retractors, observing and reporting possible breaks in aseptic technique; and assisting in maintaining a sterile, dry, unobstructed field).
• Performs all types of procedures and maintains basic knowledge of a variety of procedures.
• Ensures the environmental disinfection, safety and efficiency of the operating room. This includes setting up the room for each case including moving equipment (i.e., tables, cameras, microscopes, fracture table, and instrument pans), operating the various types of equipment used during operating room procedures, and returning equipment post procedure.
• Functions as a Second Assistant as necessary.
• Notifies appropriate staff of equipment and supply problems.
• Transports patients and/or equipment and supplies.
• Maintains a specialty cart or item, ensuring its completeness and availability. This includes checking the working condition of equipment, sterility, and sending damaged items out for repair.
• Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required.

Education Required:

• Completion of an accredited or approved program in Surgical Technology.

Experience Required:

• No experience required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Knowledge of aseptic surgical techniques used in the preparation of materials, supplies and equipment for various surgical procedures.
• Knowledge of various types of equipment used in the oper