Nationally recognized New York City specialty hospital seeks a Surgical Technologist.
Responsibilities:
- Performs pre-surgical scrub procedures and dons gown, gloves and personal protective equipment (PPE) as needed.
- Gathers, checks and opens supplies and equipment needed for the surgical procedure.
- Sets up the sterile back table and Mayo stand with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions needed for the procedure.
- Performs initial instrument, sharps and sponge counts with the circulator.
- Assists the surgical team members with gowning and gloving.
- Assists with preparing the patient for surgery, including verification of patient/consent for surgery, skin prep, draping the patient, establishing/securing the sterile field.
- Participates in the surgical site and patient verification during the time out procedure.
- Prepares and anticipates additional instrumentation, equipment and supplies for usage during the procedure.
- Anticipates the needs of the surgeon by passing instruments and supplies to surgeon during procedure.
- Measures and passes medications, hemostatic agents and irrigation solutions utilized during the surgical procedure.
- Holds retractors or instruments as directed by the surgeon.
- Sponges or suctions the operative site as directed by the surgeon.
- Performs instrument, sharps, and sponge counts with the surgical technologist in the first scrub role prior to the operation and before the incision is closed and performs additional counts as needed.
- Prepares sterile dressings and/or immobilization devices and secures as needed.
- Prepares and passes off specimen(s) as appropriate following surgical services procedures.
Qualifications:
- Certified Surgical Technologist
- A minimum of one year of experience
Salary: $73,000 - $86,000
Please email resume to:
Joshua Albucker
Senior Vice President
NOOR Staffing Group
646-492-5653
jalbucker@noorstaffing.com
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