Certified Surgical Technician Labor and Delivery

Mount Sinai Medical Center of Miami Beach•Miami Beach, FL

62d•Onsite

About The Position

As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy of caring Located in the heart of Miami Beach, overlooking the breathtaking intracoastal waterway, Mount Sinai Medical Center is dedicated to providing exceptional health care to our diverse community enhanced through innovation, technology, teaching, and research. Mount Sinai is South Florida's largest private independent not-for-profit hospital with 672 beds, and a tight-knit community of more than 4,000 employees and 500 volunteers. We provide world-class care: The only hospital in Miami-Dade to be named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health A pioneer in innovative medical research in areas such as cardiology, cancer, memory disorders and pulmonary diseases The BEST cardiac surgery survival rate in Florida A new seven-story Surgical Tower with 154 all-private rooms and patient centered technology promotes an exceptional patient experience Grow your nursing career at Mount Sinai Medical Center! Our nurses are the backbone of our hospital and are changing the face of healthcare. We have opportunities in medical surgical, step-down, critical care, emergency services and more.

Requirements

BLS Certification required.
Surgical Technician Certification by The National Board of Surgical Technology & Surgical Assisting.
HS Diploma & Graduate from accredited surgical technologist program required.
1 year experience as a surgical technologist strongly preferred or experience within healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

Transport instruments in appropriate manner to decontamination area.
Assures maintenance of sterile field until dressings are applied, x-rays are taken, or patient is out of the room.
Handles contaminated items in appropriate manner by placing them in red bags or linen bin.
Replaces equipment and supplies used intra-operatively insuring that they are in good working order.
Ensures completeness of instrument trays before and after a case. Removes all instruments from sterile drape.
Inspects sterile packages, containers, and trays for integrity prior to placing on sterile field.
Inspects all sterile trays for indicator changes prior to placing on sterile field.
Assists surgical service assistants with room turnover by disposing of surgical debris in biohazard bags.
Identifies specimens verbally when passing them off to the circulator.
Facilitates and monitors patient safety by providing a safe environment.