Surgical Technologist
| Company | Corewell Health |
|---|---|
| Location | South Bend, IN, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Associate’s |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- Associate’s degree or equivalent, completion of an Accredited School of Surgical Technology. Not all schools involve an associate’s degree.
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association or American Red Cross within 90 days.
Responsibilities
- Provides sterile instruments and supplies during the surgical procedure.
- Performs surgical sponge, needle and instrument counts.
- Creates and maintains a sterile and safe environment.
- Prepares case tables with necessary equipment, sterile supplies, instruments and medications/solutions for each surgical case.
- Assists in positioning patients for surgical procedures and maintains a protective position throughout the case.
- Works proactively with physicians to submit preference card changes to align specialties.
- Suggests instrument set changes to EMI and works with SPD identifying instrument sets that need to be worked on.
- Actively engages in case costing by talking with surgeons regarding product usage, connects with EMIs to make cost savings suggestions, makes suggestions on how to eliminate waste on cases.
- Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Healthcare experience
- Surgical Technologist Experience (Clinical rotations do count as experience)