Vassar Brothers Medical Center·Poughkeepsie, New York
Performs surgical technologist duties and maternal-infant care activities under the direction of a registered nurse. Responsibilities include preparing the surgical suite, maintaining sterile techniques, and managing surgical instruments and equipment.
Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians.
Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities.
Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.
Job Summary: Performs specific maternal, infant, and surgical care activities as well as OR surgical technologist duties and non-professional activities under the direction of a registered nurse.
Under the direct supervision of an RN, the Labor and Delivery surgical technologist provides care necessary to meet physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of the neonate and women of childbearing age consistent with the philosophy, goals, policies, and procedures of the VBMC nursing department and hospital administration.
The surgical technologist will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to complete the technical competencies and provision of care to the patient population served in the division of Maternal Child Health.
Follows approved policies and procedures.
1. Collects and utilizes consistently, available data necessary for the proper preparation of the surgical suite for specific surgical procedures.
2. Utilizes the Operating Room schedule, M.D.'s preference cards and basic knowledge of procedures in preparing surgical supplies, instruments and equipment for intended procedure.
Always opens supplies aseptically, always adheres to established policies/procedures pertaining to dress code, infection control and universal precautions.
4. Performs proper sponge, sharps and instrument counts according to established policy/ procedure as demonstrated by the lack of reported occurrences.
5. Utilizes supplies, equipment and time in the most cost-effective manner by having the proper equipment and supplies ready for each procedure.
6. Consistently checks all equipment for working order and immediately reports or corrects unsafe conditions.
7. Verifies exposure to a sterilization process and integrity of sterile packaging.
8. Assists with appropriate preparation of instruments/equipment for decontamination or terminal sterilization, assists in restocking of supplies/equipment.
9. Adheres to Infection Control and Quality Assurance Policy and Procedures at all times.
10. Identifies problems in the delivery of patient care and refers them to the appropriate circulating Nurse/Nurse Manager.
11. Adheres to all safety regulations reporting any variances to supervisor immediately.
12. Reports immediately all incidents, irregularities, unsafe conditions, equipment and/or unusual occurrences to supervisor.
13. Maintain and Model REACH Values (Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Compassion, Honor).
14. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
15. Performs other duties as required.
· Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
· Graduated from a CAAHEP- or ABHES- accredited program and holds and maintains Certified Surgical Technologist certification.
· Completed a military surgical technology program
· 15 hours of continuing education (CE) each year.
· Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) required through a nationally accredited educational program, such as National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
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