PreOP PACU Registered Nurse FT at North Texas Surgery Center

United Surgical Partners International Inc (USPI); New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare institution as a Surgical Technologist, where you will play a vital role in supporting surgical teams and ensuring high-quality patient care. This position offers an opportunity to engage in quality improvement initiatives while collaborating with a diverse team of professionals. You will be responsible for scrubbing on surgical procedures, assisting in clinical activities, and maintaining current knowledge to fulfill your responsibilities. This is a chance to contribute to a patient-centered environment that values professional growth and development. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient care, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Certified by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program.

Responsibilities

• Scrub on all surgical procedures and assist the physician.
• Participate in quality improvement programs and maintain patient care standards.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team for optimal patient outcomes.

Skills

Surgical Technology

Patient Care

Communication

Quality Improvement

Clinical Assessment

Education

Graduate of accredited school/Program of Surgical Technology

Tools

Surgical Instruments

Job description

NYU LANGONE HEALTH is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center, known for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. It comprises more than 200 locations throughout the New York area, including five inpatient locations, a children's hospital, three emergency rooms and a level 1 trauma center. Also part of NYU Langone Health is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history.

POSITION SUMMARY: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Surgical Technologist. In this role, the successful candidate under the direction of a licensed professional nurse can scrub on all surgical procedures in the Operating Room, and assist the physician in procedural areas.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Participates in quality improvement programs and activities that promote patient, family, physician and staff satisfaction.
2. Participates in clinical activities to foster evidence based practice.
3. Maintains awareness of current research applicable to patient care.
4. Participates in unit based quality and performance improvement programs.
5. Utilizes resources to meet individual learning needs.
6. Serves as a support and resource for other staff and students.
7. Engages in self-assessment and participates in activities to promote own professional growth and development.
8. Acquires and maintains current knowledge and competence to fulfill responsibilities.
9. Participates in designated activities related to professional nursing standards and regulations of relevant outside agencies.
10. Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team and promotes collegial relationships.
11. Participates in coordination of unit activities to provide care in a healing, humane and caring environment.
12. Supports the mission, philosophy, standards, goals and objectives of the institution, department, and service line.
13. Cultural Competencies - Recognizes that all patients may not share the values and practices of the US health system.
14. Considers needs and behaviors of specific patient age and cultural groups in all patient care activities.
15. Evaluates the patient's progress toward attainment of expected outcomes.
16. Implements interventions identified in the plan of care.
17. Provides RN Circulator/Surgical Team updating of information that reflects the ability to prioritize and organize care.
18. Participates in the plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
19. CLINICAL: Supports the Surgical Team in the achievement of expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
20. CLINICAL: Communicates assessment data to nursing/surgical team.
21. CLINICAL: Collects patient healthcare data systematically and on an ongoing basis using appropriate assessment techniques and instruments.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify you must have a Certified by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). Graduate of approved accredited school/Program of Surgical Technology.

REQUIRED LICENSES: Cert Surgical Technologist.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: One year experience as a Certified Surgical Technologist in a large complex Operating Room, preferred.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.