Certified Surgical Tech (Part-Time)

Surgery Partners Brand; Town of Smithtown (NY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Surgery Partners Brand is seeking a Certified Surgical Technologist to join our operating room team. You will assist in surgical operations under supervision and help prepare the OR before procedures.

Responsibilities include maintaining sterile technique, passing instruments, preparing equipment, and supporting the anesthesia and surgical staff throughout the patient care process. Minimum education is an accredited program graduate with CPR certification and 0–2 years' clinical experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program.
• CPR certification with 0-2 years of clinical experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains medical equipment for surgical procedures.
• Sets up operating room with instruments, drapes, and sterile solutions.
• Tends to patient during pre-operation procedures and ensures sterility.
• Prepares patient's skin and medical equipment for surgery.
• Passes instruments and supplies to surgeons and assistants.
• Observes vital signs and supports the surgical team during operations.

Skills

CPR certification

Education

Accredited surgical technologist program graduate

Job description

JOB TITLE: Certified Surgical Technologist

Salary Range: $28.00 - $42.00 per hour, based on skill and experience level.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Physician and/or Registered Nurse

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

Surgical technologists, also called scrubs and surgical or operating room technicians, assist in surgical operations under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. Surgical technologists are members of operating room teams, which most commonly include surgeons, anesthesiologists, and circulating nurses.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS:

• A graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program.
• Must be certified to perform CPR with 0-2 years of clinical experience in a related field.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Prepares and maintains medical equipment for surgical procedures.
• Before an operation, surgical technologists prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions.
• Follows hospital regulations and industry procedures to tend to patient during pre-operation procedures.
• Performs pre-operation preparations to the patient's skin, body and medical equipment.
• Assemble both sterile and non-sterile equipment, as well as adjust and check it to ensure it is working properly.
• Get patients ready for surgery by washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites.
• Transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table, and cover them with sterile surgical “drapes.”
• Observe patients’ vital signs, check charts, and assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves.
• Pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants.
• Hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. Help prepare, care for, and dispose of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and help apply dressings.
• Operate sterilizers, lights, or suction machines, and help operate diagnostic equipment.
• After an operation, help transfer patients to the recovery room and clean and restock the operating room.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• PTO
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
• And more!

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organizationis an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc.Furthermore, our organizationiscommitted to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.

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