Surgical Tech I - Cath Lab Hybrid - Full Time Evenings (3:15pm - 11:45pm)

Hackensack Meridian Health; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare leader is seeking a dedicated Surgical Tech I for their Cath Lab. This full-time evening role involves ensuring the highest standards of patient care and instrument handling in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic setting, contributing to the team's mission of transforming healthcare. With a culture rooted in support and connection, this position offers an opportunity to make a real difference in patients' lives while advancing your skills in a respected institution. Join a team that values your expertise and commitment to excellence.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist Program or appropriate training.
• Experience in handling surgical instruments and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and maintains surgical instruments before and after procedures.
• Controls contamination and ensures sterilization of equipment.
• Participates in team conferences to evaluate patient care.

Skills

Surgical Instrument Handling

Patient Care

Contamination Control

Medication Administration

Team Collaboration

Education

Accredited Surgical Technologist Program

Job description

Surgical Tech I - Cath Lab Hybrid - Full Time Evenings (3:15pm - 11:45pm)

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Description

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health, we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Responsibilities

• Follows policy in standardization of set-ups and utilization of surgeon preference and assumes responsibility for the care and proper handling of instruments by neatly organizing all instrumentation before returning to decontamination room and returning all clean supplies to designated areas.
• Maintains count of sponges, needles, instruments and administrates and labels medications all accordingly to established policy.
• Handles specimens according to O.R. Policy and Procedures.
• Controls contamination and provides for decontamination, disinfections, sterilization and sanitation of instruments and equipment.
• Removes used equipment and properly disposes of contaminated needles and syringes at end of procedures.
• Participates in team conference to plan care and evaluates effectiveness of patient care and assists circulator in revising plan of care.
• Maintains ST skills proficiency checklist up to date by checking off equipment and cases, circulating or scrub when rotated through specialty areas.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist Program or appropriate training program.

Licenses And Certifications Preferred

• Certified Surgical Technologist.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!