Surgical Technician-Ocean-OR-Per Diem-Days

Responsibilities

• Performs assigned duties under the direction of the Registered Professional Nurse.
• Demonstrates positive behavior and the ability to implement a plan of care.
• Accurately completes assignments within scheduled time periods.
• Able to adapt to changes in workload or patient assignments with appropriate supervision.
• Communicates pertinent patient information and actual or potential problems to registered nurse throughout the shift, before breaks, during transfer and shift report.
• Reports timely and accurate changes in the patient's condition.
• Able to adapt work schedule to meet the needs of the unit.
• Ensures adequate staffing needs are met through willingness to float.
• Accepts changes in room assignments and/or scrub assignment.
• Ensures adequate staff needs by willingness to work overtime.
• Adapts work schedule to meet the needs of the unit.
• Ensures adequate staffing needs are met through willingness to float.
• Ensures adequate staff needs by willingness to work overtime.
• Participates in the improvement processes of quality patient care.
• Takes self-directed or self-motivated initiative to do more than is expected or required in the job, acts before being required to by events, to improve job performance, and/or creates new opportunities.
• Participates in unit/department PI activities.
• Provides for effective and safe patient/customer outcomes through practice, judgment and critical actions.
• Clinical practice accurately reflects Code of Ethics, the New Jersey Department of Health regulations, JCAHO and institutional policies and procedures and promotes professional ethics/standards.

Qualifications

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED Equivalent.
• You must meet the NJ requirements under the Surgical Technologist law to be considered for this opportunity.
• BLS is required.
• 6 months OR experience is strongly preferred.
• Must be a graduate of an accredited Surgical Tech Program and a Certified Surgical Tech.
• The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 1 year surgical scrub experience which is preferred.
• National certification is preferred.
• Must be self-starter who works well independently.
• Time management and prioritizing skills a must.
• Ability to multi task.