Surgical Technologist (Cardiac)

About the role

Cardiac experience preferred. Assists nursing personnel in giving quality care to patients in the Operating Room. Functions as a member of the surgical services team by performing perioperative tasks for patients having surgical procedures under the direction of the circulating nurse. The primary responsibility is that of scrub nurse in the Operating Room.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties and responsibilities of a “scrub” person under the direction of a registered professional nurse.
• Assists the circulating nurse by gathering all instruments, supplies, and equipment for each case in the assigned room using the surgeon’s preference card.
• Checks and confirms sterility tapes, dates, and integrity of wrappers.
• Opens sterile supplies for assigned cases.
• Checks and troubleshoots equipment for proper functioning prior to use and confirms suction is working; appropriately removes malfunctioning equipment from use.
• Performs surgical counts with the circulating nurses according to policy.
• Performs surgical scrub technique and gown and glove procedure for self and the surgical team.
• Maintains a sterile field and takes immediate action to correct any breaks in sterile technique.
• Arranges instruments, basins, sutures, and software in a precise manner to allow for accurate counting at completion of the procedure.
• Uses all devices and instruments appropriately.
• Performs standard draping technique.
• Passes and handles instruments to the surgical team in a safe and efficient manner.
• Correctly holds retractors as prescribed by the supervising physician.
• Breaks down setup and prepares instruments for sterilization; participates in turnover activities.
• Collaborates with the surgeon to ensure proper labeling of all specimens from the sterile field.
• Confirms all implants are correct and not expired prior to accepting them on the sterile field.
• Assures all fluids are labeled on the sterile field.
• Ensures appropriate and safe use of equipment throughout the surgery.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the procedure.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Successful completion of a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologists, a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), and maintenance of annual NYS required Operating Room CEU credits.
• Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing or of a Nursing Vocational or Nursing Technical school, current license to practice as a Practical Nurse in New York State, and maintenance of annual NYS required Operating Room CEU credits.

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).