Req Number 98691

　　Job Description

　　Assists nursing personnel in giving quality care to patients in the Operating Room.

　　Job Responsibility

　　Performs duties and responsibilities of a 'scrub' person under the direction of aregistered, professional nurse.

　　2.Checks and gathers all instruments for each case in assigned room with use of

　　surgeon's preference card.

　　3.Checks sterility tapes, dates and integrity of wrappers.

　　4.Assists circulating nurse in obtaining supplies, equipment and opening of room,

　　as necessary.

　　5.Opens sterile supplies for assigned cases. Performs surgical scrub technique and

　　gown and glove procedure for self and surgical team. Maintains a sterile field and

　　takes immediate action to correct any breaks in technique.

　　6.Arranges instruments, basins, sutures and software in a precise manner to allow

　　for accurate counting at completion of procedure.

　　7.Assists circulating nurse with counts of all sponges, laps, peanuts, cottonoids,

　　needles, reels, vessels loops, umbilical tape, penrose drains, devices and

　　instruments.

　　8.Uses all devices and instruments appropriately. Performs standard draping

　　technique.

　　9.Passes and handles instruments to surgical team in a safe and efficient manner.

　　10.Breaks down setup and prepares instruments for sterilization.

　　11.Performs related duties, as required.

　　Job Qualification

　　*High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

　　Successful completion from a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologist, and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), required.

　　Must be and remain in good standing with NYS regulations, required.

　　Prior OR Technician experience, required

　　BCLS certification, preferred

　　*Additional Salary Detail

　　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).

　　The salary range for this position is $32.69-$43.29/hour

　　It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.