Surgical Technologist - Cert

Northwell Health
New York, NY, United States
Full-time

Job Responsibility :

  • Performs duties and responsibilities of a 'scrub' person under the direction of a registered, professional nurse.
  • Checks and gathers all instruments for each case in assigned room with use of surgeon's preference card.
  • Checks sterility tapes, dates and integrity of wrappers.
  • Assists circulating nurse in obtaining supplies, equipment and opening of room, as necessary.
  • Opens sterile supplies for assigned cases. Performs surgical scrub technique and gown and glove procedure for self and surgical team.

Maintains a sterile field and takes immediate action to correct any breaks in technique.

  • Arranges instruments, basins, sutures and software in a precise manner to allow for accurate counting at completion of procedure.
  • Assists circulating nurse with counts of all sponges, laps, peanuts, cottonoids, needles, reels, vessels loops, umbilical tape, penrose drains, devices and instruments.
  • Uses all devices and instruments appropriately. Performs standard draping technique.
  • Passes and handles instruments to surgical team in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Breaks down setup and prepares instruments for sterilization.
  • Performs related duties, as required.
  • ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualifications :

  • High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
  • Successful completion from a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologist, and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), required.
  • Must be and remain in good standing with NYS regulations, required.
  • Prior OR Technician experience, required
  • BCLS certification, preferred
  • Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and / or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

When determining a team member's base salary and / or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

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