Operating Room Tech (Same Day Surgery) - Full Time, Days

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 (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: Days
• Work Location: Onsite
• Unit/Department: Same Day Surgery
• CBA Code: Non-Union