Surgical Technologist I - General Surgery

8 hr shifts, 1030-1900, also includes a weeknight, weekend and holiday rotation

Are you ready to work alongside some of the top surgeons in WI?  Aurora West Allis Medical Center is looking to add a Surgical Technician to their team of surgical experts.

• Pass instruments to some of the top Surgeons in the world.
• Assist with gowning and gloving; preparation and draping of the surgical area, and provision of a sterile field.
• Perform all types of procedures and maintains advanced knowledge of a variety of procedures. 
• Function as a First or Second Assistant as necessary. This includes, but is not limited to, holding retractors, cauterizing, application of surgical dressings and wound closure under the direct guidance of a surgeon.
• Transport patients and/or equipment and supplies.
• Maintain a specialty cart or item, ensuring its completeness and availability. This includes checking the working condition of equipment, sterility, and sending damaged items out for repair.
• Act as a resource and precepts Surgical Technologists I and/or participates in department or facility committees or work teams.

• Aurora West Allis Medical Center is regionally recognized for a variety of services, including cancer care, gastroenterology, geriatrics, gynecology, neurology, pulmonology and urology.
• Over 500 robotic surgeries annually in urology, gynecology and general surgery with 19 physicians
• You will have the opportunity to join a team that is dedicated to moving healthcare forward!  With our wide range of procedures, leading benefits, and opportunities for learning and advancement, you’ll not only fulfill that passion, you will thrive and grow every day. 
• We each have a voice, and we’re empowered to use it to innovate and change the future of health care for our patients, our communities and each other. Join our team of 75,000 individuals, with one shared purpose: we help people live well.
• New graduates are welcome to apply.  Our team is here to help you start your career!

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.