Certified Surgical Technologist - PD Summit

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.

• 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.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Completion of an accredited Surgical Technologist Program.
• Certification through NCCT or NBSTSA required
• 1-2 years of experience as a Scrub Tech in a Hospital Setting preferred.
• BLS required

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

Our hospitals are staffed by fellowship‑trained, board‑certified surgeons, anesthesiology specialists, nurses, care managers and other health care professionals who provide the most progressive surgical methods using the latest technology. This includes minimally invasive surgery programs that result in shorter hospital stays and faster recoveries. Morristown Medical Center is home to a state‑of‑the‑art bio‑skills simulation laboratory that is accredited by the American College of Surgeons for additional staff training.