Certified Surgical Technologist
Atlantic Health System•Pequannock Township, NJ
•Onsite
About The Position
Responsible for assisting nursing personnel in giving quality care to patients in the operating room & maternity unit. Performs duties and responsibilities of a scrub person under the direction of a registered professional nurse. Assists in obtaining supplies, equipment and opening of operating and other rooms, as necessary. Breaks down setup and prepares instruments for sterilization. Helps transfer patients to the recovery room and cleans and restocks the operating room.
Requirements
- Certified Surgical Technologist
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Opens sterile supplies for assigned cases, maintains a sterile field, and takes immediate action to correct any breaks in technique.
- Performs surgical scrub techniques and gown and glove procedures for self and surgical team.
- Arranges instruments, basins, sutures, and software in a precise manner for accurate count after the completion of surgical procedures.
- Assists circulating nurses with counts of all sponges, cottonoids, needles, vessels loops, umbilical tape, penrose drains, and other devices and instruments.
- Uses all devices and instruments appropriately and performs the standard draping technique.
- Passes instruments to surgical team in a safe and efficient manner.
- Direct patient care: Assists with ADLs, hygiene, mobility, toileting, and emotional support. Supports nursing personnel in providing direct patient care.
- Assists patients with daily activities. Measures and records daily weights. Discontinues foley catheters. Measures and records vital signs, I&Os, and monitors patient condition.
- Performs EKG’s, phlebotomy and blood glucose monitoring.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
- Life & AD&D Insurance.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
- PTO & Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
- Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
- Backup and On-Site Childcare
- Well-Being Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
- Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
- Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
