Per Diem Surgical Technologist - Ambulatory Surgery Center

NYU Langone Health • Garden City, KS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center offering sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care across numerous medical and surgical specialties. As a major regional healthcare resource, we are deeply committed to medical education and research, providing a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are core values, and we aim to create an environment where our talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive, embracing individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. This position is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Per Diem Surgical Technologist in the Ambulatory Surgery Center. The successful candidate will work under the direction of the RN to deliver safe, therapeutic, and age-specific care, collaborating within a multidisciplinary health team to promote wellness and optimize patient outcomes. Responsibilities include providing the surgical team with necessary instruments, sutures, special equipment, and materials while maintaining strict aseptic technique, and assisting in circulating duties by obtaining necessary items during surgical procedures. The role also involves participating in unit/departmental/institutional performance improvement activities that impact patient and service outcomes.

Requirements

• Technical Diploma/Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology Program.
• Certification by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
• Current and valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Course Completion.
• Strong communication (both written and oral), critical thinking, problem solving, detail orientation, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work efficiently and cope with emergency situations.

Nice To Haves

• 1-2 years in a Surgical Technologist role.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Observes patient's clinical status and reports findings to the RN.
• Addresses patient issues following established communication hierarchy.
• Participates in problem identification and problem solving in the work environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with regulatory and the institution's policies governing safety standards, infection control, handling of sharps, and patient belongings.
• Ensures appropriate emergency equipment is present and operational.
• Labels all medications/solutions on the field with name, dosage, and initials and performs a read back with RN/CST.
• Cognizant of HEICS (Hospital Emergency Incident Command System) plan and participates in implementing plan as required.
• Initiates corrective actions when counts are incorrect.
• Provides equipment and supplies based on patient needs.
• Communicates with patient/family and members of the health care team.
• Recognizes and responds to issues that may cause problems and/or refers issues through proper chain of command utilizing the escalation policy.
• Documents legibly.
• Ensures completion of patient care assignment, quality control of equipment daily and escalates issues as needed.
• Works to improve and/or maintain HCAPS scores.
• Delegates aspects of care of the patient to team members consistent with scope, capabilities, and responsibilities of caregiver and supervises completion of assigned task.
• Participates in unit-based quality improvement initiatives, in peer review, mentor relationships, formal and informal education and orientation of new employees as needed.
• Assists and supports team members.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and in-services or obtains information presented.
• Keeps current with knowledge in areas of practice and related issues.
• Provides direct care for specific patient assignment reflective of current and changing status of the patient.
• Provides the surgical team with the necessary instruments, sutures, special equipment and materials needed to perform surgery, while maintaining strict aseptic technique.
• Observes potential and actual changes in level of care required, notifies the RN and follows updated plan of care under the direction of the RN.
• Reviews plan of care during perioperative stay, monitors variances and modifies plan of care under the direction of the RN.
• Observes patient progress during perioperative stay with the RN.

Benefits

• Financial security benefits
• Generous time-off program
• Employee resource groups for peer support
• Holistic employee wellness program (physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree