OR Tech

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center • , NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves preparing and maintaining the sterile field in the operating room, acting as a crucial support to the surgical team. Responsibilities include ensuring all instruments and supplies are sterile, assisting surgeons by passing instruments and anticipating needs, performing meticulous counts of surgical items, sterilizing the OR, setting up advanced equipment, assisting with patient positioning and preparation, and post-operative care such as applying dressings and transporting patients. The role also includes cleaning and restocking the OR, preparing instruments for decontamination, and ensuring patient safety throughout the surgical process.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalency Required
• National Certification as a Surgical Technologist required
• Legible handwriting
• Good communication skills (written, verbal and telephone)
• BLS required

Nice To Haves

• Preferred minimum of 1 year Operating Room related experience
• Preferred minimum of 1 year Neurology related experience
• NBSTSA

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains the "sterile field," ensuring all instruments, drapes, and supplies remain free of microorganisms to prevent patient infection.
• Acts as the surgeon's "third hand" by passing instruments, sponges, and sutures swiftly and often anticipating the surgeon's needs before they are voiced.
• Performs meticulous "counts" of all sponges, needles, and instruments with a nurse before and after the operation to ensure no foreign objects are left inside the patient.
• Sterilizes the OR, gathers specific surgical kits based on the procedure, and sets up advanced equipment like robotic or laparoscopic tools.
• Assists with positioning patients on the operating table, prepping incision sites with antiseptic, and applying sterile dressings once the surgery is complete.
• Cleans and restocks the OR, prepares used instruments for decontamination, and assists in transporting the patient to the recovery room.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED