Per-Diem Surgical Technologist

Location

Old Bridge, NJ | United States

Job description

Per-Diem Surgical Technologist

Job Description:

Are you a skilled and dedicated surgical technologist seeking a per-diem opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge medical procedures? Look no further! Join our dynamic team at the Ambulatory Surgery Center at Old Bridge, where excellence meets compassionate patient care. As a Per-Diem Surgical Technologist, you will play a vital role in ensuring the seamless execution of surgical procedures, adhering to the highest standards of safety and efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the scrub person for basic surgical procedures and contribute to complex surgical cases as required.
• Follow department procedures for assembling surgical packs, supplies, and instruments, preparing operating rooms, and ensuring operational readiness of instruments and equipment.
• Inspect instruments and power equipment, troubleshoot, report, and remove faulty items from service.
• Maintain adequate supplies and instrumentation in accordance with surgeon preferences, counting all instruments, needles, and sponges with a registered nurse as per procedure.
• Inventory and monitor instruments, sponges, and needles on the operative field, adjusting to changes in procedures and patient condition.
• -Assist in monitoring and reporting blood and fluid loss during cases.
• Anticipate surgeon's needs by draping patients, holding/passing instruments, retractors, sutures, administering medications, applying surgical dressings, suctioning, sponging wounds, holding extremities, and moving patients.
• Recognize and report emergency situations, adjusting priorities and participating in problem resolution.
• Assist in specimen identification, labeling, and proper disposition according to departmental procedures.
• Perform or assist in sterile preps, monitoring aseptic techniques, reporting and correcting breaks in sterile technique immediately, and controlling the location of contaminated instruments and supplies.
• Maintain appropriate quantities of surgical supplies and equipment, restocking rooms and notifying the supervisor of special requests.
• Assist with decontamination of equipment, instruments, and supplies, and contribute to room cleaning according to established procedures.

Qualifications / Skills:

• Use of medical technologies
• Creating a safe, effective environment
• Surgical technology expertise
• Analytical skills
• Performing diagnostic procedures
• Technical understanding
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Dependability and attention to detail
• Quality focus
• Planning and organizational skills

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Associate's degree in surgical technology from an accredited school or two (2) years of experience in a directly related area
• Valid state Surgical Technologist license/certification
• Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification

COVID-19 Considerations:

The Ambulatory Surgery Center at Old Bridge is committed to the safety of our employees and patients. We follow CDC recommendations, educate our staff and patients on protective measures, and implement additional measures to maintain a clean and safe facility.

If you are ready to be part of a team that values excellence and patient care, apply now to join us on the forefront of medical innovation!

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