Surgical Technologist OR Cardiac experience required

NYU Langone Health • Brooklyn, NY

14h • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a comprehensive network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices, and serves as NYU Langone Health's anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the entire borough. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. Learn more about NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn , and interact with us on LinkedIn , Glassdoor , Indeed , Facebook , Twitter , YouTube and Instagram . Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Surgical Technologist OR Cardiac experience required. In this role, the successful candidate As a member of the healthcare team the OR tech provides direct and indirect patient care and performs technical rehabilitative and therapeutic nursing procedures and activities under the direct supervision of the registered professional nurse.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• BLS Required (American Heart Association)
• 1-3 years of operating room experience preferred.
• Must be a graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist program through NBSTSA.
• Certification exam must be taken and passed within 12 months of completion of surgical technologist program.
• Cert Surgical Technologist
• Basic Life Support Cert
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• cardiac experience required

Responsibilities

• Exposure & handling of hazardous waste.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical psychosocial educational safety and age related criteria pertinent to the patients served in his/her assigned area.
• Establishes priorities for patient care delivery and uses critical thinking skills coordinates and completes patient care responsibilities independently or by appropriately delegating.
• Establishes effective caring relationships with staff patients families and other members of the health care team.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with members of the health care team escalating situations appropriately.
• Promotes patient safety and quality including adherence to the National Patient Safety Goals.
• Demonstrates personal accountability for own professional practice and professional growth.
• Performs other duties as aligned with the mission and values of the organization.
• Creates and maintains a sterile field.
• Reports any break in technique with proper follow-up.
• Performs all the requirements of the Universal Protocol and Time Out in accordance with Hospital policy.
• Performs proper specimen handling according to guidelines from the laboratory.
• Universal precautions are observed and appropriate PPE utilized.

Benefits

• NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
• At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package.
• Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement.
• The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support.
• Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.
• The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees