Certified Surgical Technologist/ORT - L&D FlexStaff Contract

Northwell Health

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves implementing and communicating age-specific plans of care, providing thorough reports, and communicating the need for special equipment and supplies. The role participates in operating room turnover activities, room setup, and breakdown, ensuring adequate supplies for patient care. Key responsibilities include monitoring infection control and sterilization standards, establishing and maintaining a sterile field, monitoring aseptic technique, and documenting accordingly. The technologist will follow procedures for decontaminating instruments, assist with instrument processing and sterilization, and maintain environmental controls. They will perform sponge, sharp, and instrument counts with the RN and take appropriate action for incorrect counts. The role ensures appropriate and safe use of equipment and instrumentation, "second assists" as needed under surgeon's direction, holds retractors, anticipates equipment and supply needs, and troubleshoots equipment. The technologist also assists with patient care procedures, including specimen labeling, tapping mallet and cutting suture (licensed personnel only), and performing surgical skin prep. Related duties as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
Minimum of one (1) year experience as a Surgical Technologist, 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.
Completed an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Must be and remain in good standing with NYS regulations, required.
Ability to function effectively in emergency situations.

Nice To Haves

BLS certification, preferred

Responsibilities

Implements and communicates the age specific plan of care and gives thorough reports at change of shift and relief time.
Communicates with team members regarding the need for special equipment and supplies, and implementation of care per established policy.
Participates in turnover activities and room set up for each surgical procedure, including connection of suction, electrical cords, power cables and electrocautery; break down of operating room following each surgical procedure; assists with ensuring adequate supply of stock for patient care.
Monitors each case to ensure all infection control measures are met and all sterilization standards are adhered to.
Establishes and maintains a sterile field and monitors the aseptic technique of the surgical team; documents accordingly and takes corrective action, as necessary.
Adheres to and monitors principles of aseptic techniques in the clinical environment including use of sterile instruments and supplies.
Follows procedure for decontaminating of all instruments used during the procedure and assists with instrument processing and sterilization.
Maintains environmental controls and takes appropriate precautions regarding waste disposal.
Performs sponge, sharp, and instrument counts with the RN according to policy.
Takes appropriate action when counts are incorrect.
Ensures appropriate and safe use of equipment and instrumentation prior, during and post-operatively.
"Second assists" as needed under the direction of the surgeon.
Correctly holds retractors as prescribed by the supervising physician; anticipates the need for surgical equipment and supplies and secures same.
Checks and or troubleshoots equipment for proper functioning prior to use and removes malfunctioning equipment for repair.
Assists surgeon with patient care procedures including proper labeling of all specimens from surgical field, tapping mallet and cutting suture (licensed personnel only) and performing surgical skin prep.
Performs related duties as assigned.