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Northwell Health

Surgical Technologist - Cert

Northwell Health, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Locations 100 East 77th Street, New York, NY, 10075, US Job Schedule Full time Internal Posting Start Date 12/03/2025 Internal Posting End Date 12/10/2025 Minimum Salary/Range* 45.7693 Maximum Salary/Range* 57.6154 Shift Days Shift Begin Time 7:00 AM Shift End Time 3:00 PM Schedule Full Time

Job Description Job Responsibilities

Performs duties and responsibilities of a “scrub” person under the direction of a registered, professional nurse.

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.

Assists circulating nurse in obtaining supplies, equipment, and opening of room, as necessary.

Opens sterile supplies for assigned cases. Performs surgical scrub technique and gown and glove procedure for self and surgical team. Maintains a sterile field and takes immediate action to correct any breaks in technique.

Arranges instruments, basins, sutures, and software in a precise manner to allow for accurate counting at completion of procedure.

Assists circulating nurse with counts of all sponges, laps, peanuts, cottonoids, needles, reels, vessels loops, umbilical tape, penrose drains, devices, and instruments.

Uses all devices and instruments appropriately. Performs standard draping technique.

Passes and handles instruments to surgical team in a safe and efficient manner.

Breaks down setup and prepares instruments for sterilization.

Performs related duties, as required.

Job Qualifications:

High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

Successful completion from a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologist, and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), required.

Must be and remain in good standing with NYS regulations, required.

Note:

A person may be employed or contracted with to practice surgical technology during the 12-month period immediately following successful completion of a surgical technology program, but may not continue to be employed beyond that period without documentation that the employee holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist credential required.

*Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Northwell Health reserves the right to amend all terms of employment.

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