Surgical Technologist - Cert

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York seeks a Certified Surgical Technologist to assist nursing staff in delivering quality care in the Operating Room. You will function as a scrub tech under the supervision of a registered nurse and ensure a sterile environment throughout procedures.

Responsibilities include instrument setup, sterility checks, assisting with counts, and passing instruments to the surgical team while maintaining patient safety and procedural flow.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Successful completion from a nationally accredited surgical technologist program and CST credential required.
• Must be in good standing with NYS regulations.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties of a scrub person under the direction of a registered nurse.
• Gathers instruments for each case using the surgeon's preference card.
• Checks sterility tapes, dates and wrapper integrity.
• Assists circulating nurse in obtaining supplies and opening the room.
• Performs sterile technique, gowning, gloving, and maintains a sterile field.
• Organizes instruments and supplies for accurate counting at the end of procedures.
• Assists with counts of sponges, laps, needles, and other items.
• Passes and handles instruments to the surgical team safely.
• Breaks down setup and prepares instruments for sterilization.

Skills

OR experience

BCLS certification

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CST credential NBSTSA

Job description

Job Description

Assists nursing personnel in giving quality care to patients in the Operating Room.

Job Responsibility

• Performs duties and responsibilities of a ‘scrub’ person under the direction of a registered, professional nurse.
• Checks and gathers all instruments for each case in assigned room with use of surgeon’s preference card.
• Checks sterility tapes, dates and integrity of wrappers.
• Assists circulating nurse in obtaining supplies, equipment and opening of room, as necessary.
• Opens sterile supplies for assigned cases. Performs surgical scrub technique and gown and glove procedure for self and surgical team. Maintains a sterile field and takes immediate action to correct any breaks in technique.
• Arranges instruments, basins, sutures and software in a precise manner to allow for accurate counting at completion of procedure.
• Assists circulating nurse with counts of all sponges, laps, peanuts, cottonoids, needles, reels, vessels loops, umbilical tape, penrose drains, devices and instruments.
• Uses all devices and instruments appropriately. Performs standard draping technique.
• Passes and handles instruments to surgical team in a safe and efficient manner.
• Breaks down setup and prepares instruments for sterilization.
• Performs related duties, as required.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Successful completion from a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologist, and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), required.

*a person may be employed or contracted with to practice surgical technology during the 12-month period immediately following successful completion of a surgical technology program, but may not continue to be employed beyond that period without documentation that the employee holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist credential required.

• Must be and remain in good standing with NYS regulations, required.
• Prior OR Technician experience, required
• BCLS certification, preferred.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed 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., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).