Surgical Technologist

Northwell Health • Glen Cove, NY

5d

About The Position

Assists nursing personnel in providing quality care to patients in the Operating Room. As a member of the surgical services team, performs perioperative tasks for patients undergoing surgical procedures under the direction of the circulating nurse. The primary responsibility is to function as the scrub person in the Operating Room.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Either successful completion of a nationally accredited surgical technologist educational program and a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), with required annual New York State Operating Room CEU credits maintained; OR graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing or nursing vocational/technical school, a current license to practice as a Practical Nurse in New York State, and required annual New York State Operating Room CEU credits maintained.

Responsibilities

• Performs scrub-person duties under the direction of a registered professional nurse.
• Assists the circulating nurse in gathering instruments, supplies, and equipment for each case, using the surgeon’s preference card.
• Checks sterility tapes, dates, and wrapper integrity.
• Opens sterile supplies for assigned cases.
• Checks and troubleshoots equipment before use, confirms suction is working, and removes malfunctioning equipment from use.
• Performs surgical counts with circulating nurses according to policy.
• Performs surgical scrub technique and gowning and gloving procedures for self and the surgical team.
• Maintains the sterile field and immediately corrects breaks in sterile technique.
• Arranges instruments, basins, sutures, and software to support accurate counts at the end of the procedure.
• Uses devices and instruments appropriately.
• Performs standard draping technique.
• Passes and handles instruments safely and efficiently and holds retractors as prescribed by the supervising physician.
• Breaks down the setup, prepares instruments for sterilization, and participates in turnover activities.
• Collaborates with the surgeon to ensure specimens from the sterile field are properly labeled.
• Confirms implants are correct and unexpired before accepting them onto the sterile field.
• Ensures fluids on the sterile field are labeled.
• Ensures equipment is used appropriately and safely throughout surgery.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the procedure.

What This Job Offers

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