Surgical Technician

CareWell Health; East Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 100,289,000 - 128,943,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CareWell Health in New Jersey seeks a certified Surgical Technologist to maintain a sterile field and support the surgical team by passing instruments, sutures, and sponges during operations.

You will set up the OR, prepare patients, assist with device sterilization and equipment like sterilizers, lights, and suction, and ensure compliance with NBSTSA or AST certification and BLS-CPR.

Candidates should have at least two years of acute care experience and be willing to work holidays and weekends.

Qualifications

• Must have completed a post-high school program accredited by CAAHEP.
• Associate degree preferred.
• Must be certified by NBSTSA or AST.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a sterile field and assist the surgical team by passing instruments, sutures and sponges.
• Set up the operating room and organize sterile instruments, linens, solutions.
• Operate equipment such as sterilizers, lights, suction machines, and electrosurgical units.
• Prepare patients for surgery and transport/position them on the table.
• Scrub in, wear sterile attire, and provide sterile items as needed during procedures.
• Care for specimens and assist with dressings as directed.
• Clean and restock the operating room and attend training sessions.

Education

Post-high school program accredited by CAAHEP

Job description

Job Summary

To maintain the sterile field in the operating room, being constantly vigilant to see that proper aseptic techniques are utilized to prevent contamination and infection. To assist the surgical team as the sterile member who passes instruments, sutures, and sponges during surgery.

Essential Functions

• Before an operation, helps set up the operating room and organizes sterile table with surgical instruments and equipment, sterile linens, and sterile solutions.

• Checks, adjusts, and operates equipment such as sterilizers, lights, suction machines, electrosurgical units, and diagnostic equipment.

• Maintains supply of fluids such as plasma, saline, blood, and glucose for use during operation.

• Prepares patients for surgery by washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites. Also transports, positions patients on table, and covers them with sterile surgical "drapes."

• Scrubs hands and arms, puts on sterile operating room attire to be able to work within the sterile field established around the patient and to handle the sterilized instruments, equipment, and supplies used in the procedure.

• Anticipates the needs of the surgeon, passing instruments, and providing sterile items in an efficient manner.

• Helps prepare, care for, and dispose of specimens taken for laboratory analysis, holds retractors, cuts sutures, and applies dressings as directed.

• Cleans and restocks the operating room.

• Adheres to The Joint Commission (TJC) on professional standards and attends hospital in-service training sessions as directed. Provides age-appropriate care for all age groups.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Education/Certifications

Must have completed a post-high school program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Associate degree preferred.

Must be certified by the NBSTSA - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or AST - Association of Surgical Technologists

Surgical technologists who were already working as surgical technologists in a licensed health care facility before December 20, 2011, were grandfathered and are not required to meet the education or certification requirement to continue working.

BLS-CPR

Minimum Work Experience

At least two years of experience as a surgical technologist in acute care setting.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

Must be willing to work holidays, weekends and provide additional coverage as needed

Physical Demands Analysis

Mobility, Strength, Upper Extremity Postural Activity, Sensory/Perceptual, Work Environment, and Conditions of Work

CareWell Health provides a salary/hourly rate range for all open positions to comply with New Jersey Law. The rates listed for each position 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., specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). The salary range does not include bonuses/incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation which can be discussed in detail with your Talent Acquisition Specialist.

The salary/hourly rate range for this position is: $35/hr-$45/hr

Salary ranges shown on third-party job sites may not accurately reflect ranges provided by CareWell Health. Candidates should discuss salary/hourly compensation and details of our comprehensive benefits with our Talent Acquisition Specialist if selected for an interview.

Benefits

We offer an excellent benefit package including but not limited to the following benefit offerings:

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and Disability Insurance
• Whole Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)
• Paid Holidays and a generous Paid Time Off Plan