Surgical Assistant

Aurora Healthcare is searching for Surgical Assistants to work full time in our new location in Grafton, Wisconsin.

In this role, you will perform a multitude of preparatory, scrubbing, and related services necessary to provide patient service throughout the surgical procedure.

We ask that candidates have at least 3 years of related experience, the proper certifications licensed through the state of Wisconsin, and a great work ethic. Since you will be working with a team, it is necessary that you have great communications skills and work well with others.

Working as a Surgical Assistant

With a job here at Aurora Healthcare, you will become a part of our family. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality care possible to our patients and their families, and as part of our team you will help us to achieve this goal. You will be stationed in our newest healthcare location in Grafton, WI, that just opened on November 1st, 2010. As a surgical assistant, you will perform preparatory, scrubbing, and other related services throughout the surgical procedures. You will work with a team to assist with basic surgical cases in all areas- including cardiac, and work to provide the surgeon with whatever help he or she may need.

We ask that candidates have at least 3 years experience as a practicing surgical technologist in major operative specialties, or 3 years experience as a surgical assistant. You will need to be somewhat flexible in your schedule, as you will be on-call one night per week and must be able to switch weekend shifts with other surgical team members. We ask that you have a 30-minute on call response time. Since surgeries are always crucial operations, it is imperative that you communicate well and get along with the surgical team. You must have an enthusiasm for your job, and a dedication to providing high quality care.

Why Aurora Healthcare?

Here at Aurora Healthcare, it is our mission to provide the highest quality and most efficient healthcare that we can. We are dedicated to our patients, and every decision we make and action we take has their interests at heart. We began in 1984, and since then have grown into a reputable not-for-profit healthcare organization located in northern Illinois and eastern Wisconsin. We believe that clinical excellence, affordability, and an outstanding experience are the keys to success in our field. For this reason, we keep these 3 factors in mind constantly, and measure our quality of work by comparing ourselves against national benchmarks. Studies have proved that we are the most cost efficient heath care system in the Milwaukee and Green Bay areas, and that in the past 10 years our program has saved over $220 million.

To show how much we value our employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for those who join our team here at Aurora Healthcare. Our employee benefits include adoption benefits, dental plan, disability and life insurance, medical and pension plans, paid time off, medical and dependent care spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, an incentive savings plan, and more. We are committed to meeting your needs, and this integrated package will no doubt will help improve your quality of life.