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Surgical Tech Medical Assistant

Certified Surgical Technologist - Operating Room Medical Center

Job in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, 07960, USA
Listing for: Society of Simulation in Healthcare
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-31
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Surgical Tech, Medical Assistant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Certified Surgical Technologist - Operating Room FT - 7a-5p - Overlook Medical Center

JOB DESCRIPTION

  • 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 of discrepancies according to established policy and procedure.
  • Maintains and monitors aseptic technique at all times and institute corrective measures in the event of contamination.
  • Assists in care, handling and disposition of specimen according to policy.
  • 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. Direct all team members in safe handling measures within the sterile field.
  • Maintains organized sterile back table. Follows point of use instrument cleaning standards. Use pre-cleansing solution on all instruments before delivering to SPD decontamination area.
  • Assists with cleanup in OR as necessary.
  • Maintains safety measures at all times.
  • Maintains a good professional working relationship with all team members.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintained professional ST certification as required.
  • Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Promoting all PRIDE values.
  • Perform 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.
    COMPETENCIES
    • Surgical hand scrub
    • Gowning and Gloving
    • Setting up a sterile field
    • Safe patient transfer
    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
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    • 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)
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