Certified Surgical Technologist Morristown Job Morristown area,New Jersey USA,Healthcare

Position: Certified Surgical Technologist - FT - 11A-9P - Morristown

Overview

JOB PURPOSE:

Anticipates the needs of the surgical team by ensuring the availability of sterile instruments, supplies and equipment required during surgical/procedural interventions to maximize patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

Applies principles and practices of asepsis; performs surgical scrub, gowning, and gloving procedure.

Assembles all necessary supplies according to requirements of the patient and the surgical procedure.

Sets up sterile instrument table and prepares supplies according to type of operation. Assists in draping of patient and operative area according to need.

Assists and anticipates needs of surgeon for instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies according to knowledge of procedural requirements and constant monitoring of progress.

Maintains correct count of sponges, needles, and instruments with circulating nurse and report correctness or discrepancies according to established policy and procedure.

Maintains and monitors aseptic technique at all times, and institutes corrective measures in the event of contamination.

Assists in care, proper handling, labeling and disposition of specimens according to policy. Confirms proper labeling and documentation of specimens.

Inspects instruments, trays, and packages to ensure sterility and completeness and with no evidence of bioburden. Ensures proper functioning of instruments before use.

Correctly receives and labels solutions and medications on the sterile field. Verifies all solutions and medications with RN team member.

Participates in Universal Protocol;
Sign in, Time out and sign out per policy.

Participates in Fire Risk Assessment. Ensures fire safety measures are met and communicated.

Demonstrates and understands use of all equipment in the patient care areas. Communicates malfunctioning equipment or instruments immediately and requests equipment be removed and sequestered appropriately until further investigation.

Maintains sharps safety measures in handling, transfer, and disposal. Directs all team members in safe handling measures within the sterile field.

Maintains organized sterile back table. Follows point of use instrument cleaning standards. Uses pre-cleansing solution on all instruments before delivering to SPD decontamination area.

Assists with cleanup in OR as necessary.

Participates in cost containment practices with the use of supplies and equipment.

Maintains safety measures at all times.

Supports organization commitment to education-precepting as needed.

Supports Operating Room goals for efficiencies.

Works with peers and resources, demonstrating work ethic to assist where needed-preference cards.

Maintains PRIDE values and positive professional working relationship with all internal and external departmental team members.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education per organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintains professional ST certification as required.

Contributes to team efforts to deliver safe, high-quality care to achieve best patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists.

Complies with all departmental and organizational mandatories and competencies.

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 preferred.
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 (r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine for 15 years
Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
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