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Certified Surgical Technologist - Per Diem - Operating Room - Medical Center

Job in Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, 07039, USA
Listing for: Society of Simulation in Healthcare
Per diem position
Listed on 2026-01-02
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Surgical Tech, Medical Assistant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Certified Surgical Technologist - Per Diem - Operating Room - Overlook Medical Center

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsible for assisting nursing personnel in giving quality care to patients in the operating room. Performs duties and responsibilities of a scrub person under the direction of a registered professional nurse. Assists in obtaining supplies, equipment and opening of operating and other rooms, as necessary. Breaks down setup and prepares instruments for sterilization. Helps transfer patients to the recovery room and cleans and restocks the operating room.

Principal

Accountabilities:
  • Checks and gathers all instruments for each case in assigned room with use of surgeon's preference card.
  • Checks sterility tapes, dates, and integrity of wrappers.
  • Opens sterile supplies for assigned cases, maintains a sterile field, and takes immediate action to correct any breaks in technique.
  • Performs surgical scrub techniques and gown and glove procedures for self and surgical team.
  • Arranges instruments, basins, sutures, and software in a precise manner for accurate count after the completion of surgical procedures.
  • Assists circulating nurses with counts of all sponges, cottonoids, needles, vessels loops, umbilical tape, penrose drains, and other devices and instruments.
  • Uses all devices and instruments appropriately and performs the standard draping technique.
  • Passes instruments to surgical team in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
  • QUALIFICATIONS

    Education/Experience

    • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
    • Associate's degree in Surgical Technology or related field preferred.
    • Completion of an accredited Surgical Technologist Program required.
    • Certification through NCCT or NBSTSA required.
    • 1-2 years of experience as a Scrub Tech in a Hospital Setting preferred.
    • BLS required.
    ABOUT US

    At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is;
    Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non‑profit health care systems in the nation.

    Our facilities and sites of care include:

    • Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
    • Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
    • Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
    • Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
    • Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
    • Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
    • Centra State Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
    • Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
    • Atlantic Mobile Health
    • Atlantic Rehabilitation

    We also have more than 900 community‑based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of All Spire Health Partners.

    We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

    • 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years
    • Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
    • 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
    • 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
    • Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
    • Gold‑Level "Well Workplace":
      Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
    • One of the 100 Best Workplaces for "Millennia ls" Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
    • One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care:
      Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
    • Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
    • NJ Sustainable Business

    Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Health grades, a World's Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report.

    Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region's leader in neuroscience care. A hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, we offer a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services. We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere else in New Jersey.…

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