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Job Description
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital, as an Operating Room Tech at the Ambulatory Surgery Center in Tinley Park. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.
Under the supervision of a Nurse Manager and direction of a staff nurse, Operating Room Technicians:
- Participate in the intra-operative care of a patient in surgery
- Comply with Same Day Surgery operating room philosophy, policies, and procedures; support the Vision and Mission of the organization
- Scrubs or performs various surgical procedures under the direction of a registered nurse
- Provides equipment and supplies based on the surgeon's needs in performing procedures
- Assists the circulating registered nurse on assigned cases
- Communicate effectively
- Participates in educational activities
- Demonstrates personal and professional responsibility
- Participates in creating an atmosphere of mutual trust, acceptance, recognition, and respect
- Rotates to Sterile Processing Department when assigned
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Completion of recognized surgical technologist course or hospital-trained
- Must hold an active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association
- Minimum of one year of experience in an operating room setting
- Positive attitude, excellent customer service, and teamwork
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with eye, orthopedic arthroscopy, and GI procedures preferred
Position Details
- Job Type/FTE: Full Time (0.1 FTE)
- Shift: Days, registry
- Work Location: Onsite
- Unit/Department: Same Day Surgery
- CBA Code: Non-Union
About Us
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.
Compensation & Benefits Overview
UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.
The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
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