Surgical Technologist 1, NS31 Labor & Delivery (Evenings)

SUNY Downstate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn seeks a full-time Surgical Technologist (NS31) for Labor & Delivery, Evening shift, to support the surgical team and ensure patient safety.

As a scrubbed member, you prepare instrumentation and specialty equipment, assist the surgeon and RN during procedures, maintain aseptic technique, transport patients to the OR, perform preoperative shave prep, and help with postoperative room turnover and inventory.

Responsibilities

• Assists RN and surgeon in identifying, gathering, and preparing medical instrumentation and specialty equipment.
• Assists surgical team with setting up and passing sterile instruments during surgical procedures.
• Ensures proper handling of instruments, sponges, sutures, implants, surgical supplies, and specimens to maintain asepsis and patient safety.
• Prepares sterile field and assists in preparing operative site and draping the patient.
• Transports patients to and from operating room and performs preoperative shave preps.
• Assists in the preparation and aftercare of equipment and supplies.
• Cleans unsanitary instruments, checks for defective items, and assembles instruments correctly; wraps and labels instruments.
• Tests the operation and efficiency of equipment and reports problems to the RN.
• Collects and transports required operative set-up to surgical room.
• Assists in cleaning and restocking rooms according to established standards.
• Assists in taking inventory of equipment and supplies for specialty areas.

Job description

The Department of Nursing at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Surgical Technologist, NS31 Labor & Delivery (Evenings).

Distinguishing Characteristics

Teaching Hospital Surgical Technologists act as a scrubbed or sterile member of the surgical team who provide instruments and equipment to the surgeon during operations. Incumbents identify and plan the proper instrumentation and implementation for operative procedures; ensure proper sterile and aseptic techniques within the surgical environment; and assist the surgical team by setting up and passing sterile instruments and equipment.

Illustrative Duties

• Under the direction of a Teaching Hospital Surgical Technologist 2, or a Registered Nurse:
  • Assists the Registered Nurse and surgeon in identifying, gathering, and preparing medical instrumentation and specialty equipment for surgical procedures.
  • Assists surgical team with the setting up and passing of sterile instruments during surgical procedures.
  • Ensures the proper handling of instruments, sponges, sutures, implants, surgical supplies, and specimens in a manner that ensures asepsis and patient safety.
  • Prepares the sterile field and assists in preparing the operative site and draping the patient.
  • Transports patients to and from operating room and performs preoperative shave preps.
• Assists in the preparation and aftercare of equipment and supplies.
  • Cleans unsanitary instruments, checks for defective items, and assembles instruments correctly in a container or tray, and wraps and labels instruments appropriately.
  • Tests the operation and efficiency of equipment and reports problems to the Registered Nurse.
  • Collects and transports required operative set-up to surgical room.
  • Assists in cleaning and restocking rooms according to established standards.
  • Assists in taking inventory of equipment and supplies for specialty areas.