Surgical Technologist 1 (Evenings)

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University•Brooklyn, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors. Bargaining Unit: CSEA Job Summary: The Department of Nursing at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Surgical Technologist 1, NS31 Labor & Delivery (Evenings). Teaching Hospital Surgical Technologists act as a scrubbed or sterile member of the surgical team who provide instruments and equipment to the surgeon during operations. Incumbents identify and plan the proper instrumentation and implementation for operative procedures; ensure proper sterile and aseptic techniques within the surgical environment; and assist the surgical team by setting up and passing sterile instruments and equipment. The Surgical Technologist 1, under the direction of a Surgical Technologist 2, or a Registered Nurse will: Assist the Registered Nurse and surgeon in identifying, gathering, and preparing medical instrumentation and specialty equipment for surgical procedures. Assist surgical team with the setting up and passing of sterile instruments during surgical procedures. Ensure the proper handling of instruments, sponges, sutures, implants, surgical supplies, and specimens in a manner that ensures asepsis and patient safety. Prepare the sterile field and assists in preparing the operative site and draping the patient. Transport patients to and from operating room and performs preoperative shave preps. Assist in the preparation and aftercare of equipment and supplies. Clean unsanitary instruments, checks for defective items, and assembles instruments correctly in a container or tray, and wraps and labels instruments appropriately. Test the operation and efficiency of equipment and reports problems to the Registered Nurse. Collect and transport required operative set-up to surgical room. Assist in cleaning and restocking rooms according to established standards. Assist in taking inventory of equipment and supplies for specialty areas.

Requirements

Successful completion of a nationally accredited surgical technologist education program and current surgical technologist certification by a nationally accredited surgical technologist credentialing organization.
Applicants may be employed during the 12 month period immediately following the completion of a nationally accredited surgical technologist education program while pending the receipt of certification by a nationally accredited surgical technologist credentialing organization.
OR completion of an appropriate training program in surgical technology in the United States Armed Forces or United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
OR possession of a license and current registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse in New York State.

Responsibilities

Assist the Registered Nurse and surgeon in identifying, gathering, and preparing medical instrumentation and specialty equipment for surgical procedures.
Assist surgical team with the setting up and passing of sterile instruments during surgical procedures.
Ensure the proper handling of instruments, sponges, sutures, implants, surgical supplies, and specimens in a manner that ensures asepsis and patient safety.
Prepare the sterile field and assists in preparing the operative site and draping the patient.
Transport patients to and from operating room and performs preoperative shave preps.
Assist in the preparation and aftercare of equipment and supplies.
Clean unsanitary instruments, checks for defective items, and assembles instruments correctly in a container or tray, and wraps and labels instruments appropriately.
Test the operation and efficiency of equipment and reports problems to the Registered Nurse.
Collect and transport required operative set-up to surgical room.
Assist in cleaning and restocking rooms according to established standards.
Assist in taking inventory of equipment and supplies for specialty areas.