OR Surgical Tech

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from more than 1,500 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties.

About the role

The OR Surgical Tech demonstrates basic intraoperative scrub responsibilities.

• Prepares surgical team.
• Assists in basic draping.
• Positions OR equipment & supplies.
• Prepares & operates room equipment.
• Creates sterile area using aseptic technique.
• Prepares supplies, recognizes and corrects when sterility is compromised.
• Demonstrates proper handling of surgical specimens.
• Performs counts per policy and procedures.
• Follows National Patient Safety Goal guidelines.
• Demonstrates basic case preparation - Selects equipment & supplies by use of preference cards.
• Locates basic equipment & supplies.
• Identifies & demonstrates methods of surgical reprocessing of instrumentation & supplies.
• Prepares self for the scrub role.
• Prepares surgical instrument supplies for surgery.

Requirements

• High School Diploma plus training acquired through work experience or education.
• Preferred: Associates Degree in Surgical Technology.
• Less than one year of previous job-related experience.
• Preferred: 1-2 years of previous job-related experience.
• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation).
• Preferred: Certified Surgical Technologist.

Benefits

• Benefits from Day One
• Competitive Shift Differentials
• Career Development
• Tuition Reimbursement
• On Site Fitness Center (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital & LUMC)
• Educational Stipend
• Referral Rewards

Pay

Pay Range: $24.44 - $39.11 per hour. Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles.