Hackensack Meridian Health
Surgical Tech I - Operating Room - Full Time Days (7am-3:30pm)
Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack, New Jersey, us, 07601
Surgical Tech I - Operating Room – Full Time Days (7am‑3:30pm)
Join Hackensack Meridian Health as a Surgical Technologist I. Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. In this role you will support surgeons by preparing and maintaining instruments, managing counts, and ensuring a sterile environment.
Responsibilities
Follows policy in standardization of set‑ups and utilizes surgeon preference, assuming responsibility for care and proper handling of instruments by neatly organizing all instrumentation before returning to decontamination room.
Maintains count of sponges, needles, instruments and administrates and labels medications accordingly to established policy.
Handles specimens according to OR policy and procedures.
Controls contamination and provides for decontamination, disinfection, sterilization and sanitation of instruments and equipment.
Removes used equipment and properly disposes of contaminated needles and syringes at end of procedures.
Participates in team conference to plan care, evaluates effectiveness of patient care and assists circulator in revising plan of care.
Maintains ST skills proficiency checklist up to date by checking off equipment and cases, circulating or scrub when rotated through specialty areas.
Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (e.g., age, culture, language, hearing/visually impaired). This includes communicating with patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver at an appropriate level.
Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.
Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist Program or equivalent training program.
Licenses and Certifications Preferred
Certified Surgical Technologist.
The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and may vary based on market data, experience, education, and certifications. Minimum rate $30.45 hourly. Hackensack Meridian Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.
If you feel this description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, apply today!
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Responsibilities
Follows policy in standardization of set‑ups and utilizes surgeon preference, assuming responsibility for care and proper handling of instruments by neatly organizing all instrumentation before returning to decontamination room.
Maintains count of sponges, needles, instruments and administrates and labels medications accordingly to established policy.
Handles specimens according to OR policy and procedures.
Controls contamination and provides for decontamination, disinfection, sterilization and sanitation of instruments and equipment.
Removes used equipment and properly disposes of contaminated needles and syringes at end of procedures.
Participates in team conference to plan care, evaluates effectiveness of patient care and assists circulator in revising plan of care.
Maintains ST skills proficiency checklist up to date by checking off equipment and cases, circulating or scrub when rotated through specialty areas.
Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (e.g., age, culture, language, hearing/visually impaired). This includes communicating with patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver at an appropriate level.
Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.
Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist Program or equivalent training program.
Licenses and Certifications Preferred
Certified Surgical Technologist.
The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and may vary based on market data, experience, education, and certifications. Minimum rate $30.45 hourly. Hackensack Meridian Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.
If you feel this description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, apply today!
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