Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Surgical Technologist - Electrophysiology Lab, Full-Time, Evenings.

In this role, the successful candidate Under the direction of a licensed professional nurse can scrub on all surgical procedures in the Operating Room and assist the physician in procedural areas.

Job Responsibilities:

Clinical

• Takes initiative to make recommendations to leadership for new and updates for Physician preference cards timely and accurately for a patient/physician.
• Utilizes patient procedure, position to determine the plan of care.
• Anticipates and gathers needed supplies, equipment prior to provision of care based on procedure preference card and escalates outstanding needs with the RN Circulator.
• Demonstrates knowledge of use, care and maintenance of instruments and equipment.
• Under the supervision of the circulating RN, assists on procedures as a secondary circulator.
• Reports unexpected events and outcomes to RN staff/leadership in a timely fashion, e.g., count, specimen, breaks in aseptic techniques within the surgical field.
• Provides On-call (where applicable) coverage proficiently.

Care of Specimens

• In collaboration with the Registered nurse, ensures specimens are appropriately identified, labeled.

Regulatory, Quality & Performance Improvement, Safety

• Supports the mission, philosophy, standards, goals and objectives of the institution, department, and service line.
• Contributes towards quality and performance improvement programs and unit/service specific metrics, data collection, and projects, e.g., turnover times, Ontime starts, Time Out, patient satisfaction, instrumentation, waste, sustainability, ACA/RCA, committee participation.
• Participates in programs/activities to promote satisfaction of patient, families, staff, and other disciplines.
• Incorporates new practices identified in patient care standards into plan of care.
• Responds to changes in patient care and standards for patient care activities. Demonstrates awareness of JCAHO, DOH, and CARF, AST standards.

Communication

• Interacts with respect and in a positive manner.
• Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team and promotes collegial relationships.
• Gives a thorough report to RN Circulator, relief scrub person, leadership concerning count, equipment, instrumentation, or outcomes.
• Demonstrates professional responsibilities and accountabilities as a team member.

Development

• Accepts responsibilities and demonstrates accountability for own actions.
• Utilizes resources to meet individual learning needs, e.g., Standards, Procedure Preferences.
• Seizes opportunity for learning experiences for oneself or to be shared with others.
• Guides staff and students to use clinical resources to enhance knowledge.
• Participates in the orientation of new and current staff to the scrub role intraoperatively.
• Active participant in Clinical Preceptor program.
• Participates in providing feedback as requested.
• Engages in self-assessment and participates in activities to promote own professional growth and development, takes initiative to seek out new clinical experiences, and communicates to leadership.
• Fulfills annual mandatory education program requirements. Obtains/Maintains Certification. Member of organization.
• Accepts constructive criticism and seeks out ways for a positive change in behavior
• Performs duties as assigned

Financial

• Recognizes the importance of cost effectiveness in delivery of patient care.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a High School Diploma or equivalent required. BLS Required (American Heart Association) Must be a graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist program through NBSTSA. Certification required upon hire..

Required Licenses: Cert Surgical Technologist, Basic Life Support Cert

Preferred Qualifications:
One-Two year experience as a Certified Surgical Technologist in a large complex Operating Room. NYU Surgical Tech Program graduate.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $88,483.50 - $115,618.44 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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