Comparative Medicine Technician
- Shift: Day
- Ways of Working: Onsite - This job is fully onsite.
- Employee Type: Employee
- Global Job Level (HCM): Support 2 (2)
Company Description
At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.
As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.
Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.
Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.
Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.
Job Description
Primary Function of Position:
Comparative Medicine focuses on animal welfare, employee safety and efficiency to enable an internal clinical environment for use by the research and development and training organizations. The Comparative Medicine team
simultaneously supports a multitude of product and procedure development programs to allow expedited iteration and evolution of our products and procedures.
The Comparative Medicine Technician primary function is to, under general supervision, perform basic technical and operational support within the CM ORs and Training labs.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Vet Tech Duties:
• Technical Examples: masters animal prep (receiving, sedation, percutaneous catheterization, urinary catheterization, intubation, transport, sheath placement)
• Able to monitor and troubleshoot standard cases
• Understands when to seek help from veterinarian or senior technicians
Lab Ops Duties:
• Masters instrument knowledge and basic reprocessing requirements
• Understands lab setup requirements, able to move systems and prep systems as needed
• Understands requirement differences for validation studies
• Orders, maintains, organizes inventory of equipment and robotic I&A
• setup instrument trays
• Maintain records for equipment
• Perform routine maintenance on equipment
• Seeks help when needed
• Able to perform turnover duties
• Stocking supplies, recognizes expiration dates
• Maintain cleaning and sanitation schedule
• Able to document per WI.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with individual contributors, managers, surgeons and external vendors.
• Perform other duties as required to support the company's overall strategy and goals
Qualifications
Skill/Job Requirements:
• HS diploma minimum, AS preferred (vet tech programs, biology, animal science preferred). Contractor conversion, generally with minimum 6 months experience (at Intuitive) OR prior experience in setting (lab animal or clinic) handling animals and basic understanding of anesthesia.
• Good communication (written, verbal), documentation skills
• Demonstrates the ability to work well with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Promote animal welfare demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for animal welfare; communicates concerns
• Knowledge of common applications (Microsoft Office, etc.)
• Must wear personal protective equipment as defined/required by job assignments.
• Must be able to lift/carry 50lbs
• May be exposed to radiation or electromagnetic fields, lasers, noise > 80dB TWA, allergens/biohazards/chemicals (cautery smoke)
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable Intuitive policies and procedures.
Additional Information
Intuitive는 고용 기회 균등 고용주입니다. 당사는 인종, 성별, 임신 여부, 성적 지향, 성 정체성, 출신 국가, 피부색, 연령, 종교, 국가 보훈 대상자, 장애 여부, 유전 정보 또는 연방, 주 또는 현지 관련 법률에 따라 보호받는 기타 모든 지위에 관계없이 자격을 갖춘 모든 지원자 및 직원에게 동등한 고용 기회를 제공하며 모든 유형의 차별과 괴롭힘을 금지합니다.
당사는 기회 균등법에 따라 범죄 및 유죄 판결 기록이 있는 고용 자격을 갖춘 지원자를 고려할 것입니다.