A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

To assist the surgical team during operative procedures by preparing sterile equipment for the operation, and in addition passing instruments, sponges and sutures to the operating team.

Responsibilities

Assist with:

• Inventory
• Sterilization of instruments
• Preparation and selection of equipment for procedures
• Transfer of patients as needed
• Turnover of rooms
• Turnover and transfer of instruments to CSR/Decontamination
• Putting equipment back in place
• Other duties as assigned.

Surgical Technologist Senior requirements:

• High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience is necessary.
• Completion of an accredited or military Surgical Technologist program is required.
• Two years' experience as a Surgical Technologist is required.

Surgical Technologist Intermediate requirements:

• High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience is necessary.
• Completion of an accredited or military Surgical Technologist program is required.

Desired qualifications

• Ambulatory surgery experience. 
• Ability to scrub Orthopedic Sports Medicine. 
• Adult Otolaryngology. Plastic, General, Urology, and Gynecological Surgery and VASCULAR.  
• Self motivated and excellent organization skills.
• Completion of a Surgical Technologist certification program.

Surgical Technologist Intermediate Desired Qualifications

• Experience in the Operating Room O.R. setting performing scrub duties in multi-surgical specialties. 
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to meet functional job requirements. 
• Demonstrated excellence in professional communication. 
• Recent prior experience in scrubbing complex orthopedic cases.

Surgical Technologist Senior Desired Qualifications

• Experience in the Operating Room O.R. setting performing scrub duties in multi-surgical specialties. 
• Minimum of 3 years of recent O.R. experience is required for placement at the Senior level.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to meet functional job requirements. 
• Demonstrated excellence in professional communication. 
• Recent prior experience in scrubbing complex orthopedic cases.

This is for 2 positions, 40 hours a week/ 10 hours, 7am start time.

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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