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Student Assistant - Department of Surgery

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 512220
Division/Organization: School of Medicine & Public Health
Department: Department Of Surgery
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: CLINICAL SCIENCE CENTER
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $14.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Healthcare and Health Sciences, Customer Service, Department and Office Assistants

Department Overview:

 The UW–Madison Department of Surgery is one of the leading surgical programs in the nation, excelling in patient care, surgical education, and surgical research. We are composed of more than 130 full-time faculty across 10 divisions and nearly 200 additional staff who support our mission.

Our surgeons perform almost 20,000 operations per year for pediatric and adult patients in the specialties of acute care and regional general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, colorectal surgery, endocrine surgery, minimally invasive surgery, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, surgical oncology, transplant surgery, and vascular surgery.

Training the next generation of surgeons and clinician-scientists is integral in our department, with more than 100 residents and fellows being trained each year in three residencies and eight different surgical specialty fellowship training programs.

Anticipated Start Date:

 11/9/2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 8/31/2027 (or end of semester or school year)

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 10 Maximum: 29

Schedule:

 Flexible between the hours of 7:30am-5pm

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $14.00 

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Previous office experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Preferred:
Microsoft Office suite (specifically Outlook, Excel and Word)
Online ordering software/tools

Position Summary/Job Duties:

o Inventory/Restock supplies for events, including black jackets for faculty recruitment
o Inventory/Re-order paper for 3rd and 7th floors
o Inventory/Re-order office supplies for Chair’s office, including snacks/beverages for Department/events
o Prepare gift wrapping for chief resident gifts
o Organize SWAG for larger events
o Collate packets, prepare nametags and frame certificates for bi-annual LEADS program (or other events as needed)
o Sort and deliver mail to 3rd and 7th floors
o Review/Update/Draft SOPs

Physical Demands:

Computer work, ability to lift/move 10-30lbs

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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