Northwell Health

Surgical Technologist - FT Days

Northwell Health • $74K — $96K *
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601In-Person
Healthcare
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Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • At least one year of medical/surgical or Operating Room experience.
  • Certification as a Surgical Technologist (CST) is mandatory.
  • Knowledge of patient care across various age groups (neonate to geriatric).
  • Familiarity with hospital policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Assist as a scrub nurse during surgical procedures.
  • Provide nursing care to ensure safety and comfort of patients.
  • Maintain sterile field and manage surgical instruments.
  • Collaborate with the surgical team for optimal patient outcomes.
  • Adhere to hospital protocols and safety standards.

Benefits

  • Full-time days with predictable scheduling.
  • Engagement in a dynamic and essential healthcare role.
  • Opportunities for skills development in a surgical setting.
  • Supportive team environment with a focus on patient care.
Full Job Description
Description

Surgical Technologist Opportunity!

Full Time Days!

Job Summary

  • Assumes responsibility and accountability for functioning as the scrub nurse in assisting with the nursing care activities and surgical services provided to a specific group of neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult or geriatric patients consistent with the philosophy, goals, policies and procedures of the Nursing Department and Hospital Administration. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate care to the age of the patient served on the nursing unit or by patient care department.


Qualifications

  • Education: Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Experience: One year of previous medical/surgical and/or Operating Room experience.
  • License: Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) required through a nationally accredited educational program, such as National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).


Working Conditions

  • Physical: Requires prolonged standing, walking, or other constant physical movements on a routine basis; requires considerable physical effort on an intermittent basis as in lifting, pulling or pushing unwieldy loads (heavy, bulky, awkward, more than 40 lbs.).
  • Mental: Occasional compensated overtime may impose home and social life inconvenience, even though predictable on most occasions and regular volume of work and deadlines impose strain on routine basis.
  • Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
  • Occupational: Significant occupational risk
  • Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
  • Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
  • Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center
  • Org Unit: 1461
  • Department: Operating Room
  • Exempt: No
  • Salary Range: $35.86 - $46.36 Hourly

About Northwell Health

Northwell Health is a non-profit healthcare organization that provides clinical care, research, and medical education in New York. It is the largest healthcare provider and private employer in the state of New York, with over 72000 employees. Northwell Health has 23 hospitals and more than 700 outpatient facilities, as well as a medical school and a research institute. The organization was founded in 1997 as North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System and changed its name to Northwell Health in 2015.
Learn more about Northwell Health
Size
72,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
1997
* Ladders Estimates

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