Certified Surgical Technologist (FT) – Newton

Atlantic Health System is seeking an experienced Certified Surgical Tech to work in our Operating Room Unit at Newton Medical Center.

The position is full time with varied 12 hour shifts and every other weekend as required by the dept.

1. Applies principles and practices of asepsis; performs surgical scrub, gowning, and gloving procedure.

2. Assembles all necessary supplies according to requirements of the patient and the surgical procedure.

3. Sets up sterile instrument table and prepares supplies according to type of operation. Assists in draping of patient and operative area according to need.

4. Assists and anticipates needs of surgeon for instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies according to knowledge of procedural requirements and constant monitoring of progress.

5. Maintains correct count of sponges, needles, and instruments with circulating nurse and report correctness of discrepancies according to established policy and procedure.

6. Maintains and monitors aseptic technique at all times and institute corrective measures in the event of contamination.

7. Assists in care, handling and disposition of specimen according to policy.

8. Inspects instruments, trays and packages to ensure sterility and completeness and with no evidence of bioburden. Ensures proper functioning of instruments before use.

9. Correctly receives and labels solutions and medications on the sterile field. Verifies all solutions and medications with RN team member.

10. Participates in Universal Protocol; Sign in, Time out and sign out per policy.

11. Participates in Fire Risk Assessment. Ensures fire safety measures are met and communicated.

12. Demonstrates and understands use of all equipment in the patient care areas. Communicates malfunctioning equipment or instruments immediately and requests equipment be removed and sequestered appropriately until further investigation.

13. Maintains sharps safety measures in handling, transfer and disposal. Direct all team members in safe handling measures within the sterile field.

14. Maintains organized sterile back table. Follows point of use instrument cleaning standards. Use pre-cleansing solution on all instruments before delivering to SPD decontamination area.

15. Assists with cleanup in OR as necessary.

16. Maintains safety measures at all times.

17. Maintains a good professional working relationship with all team members.

18. Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintained professional ST certification as required.

19. Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Promoting all PRIDE values.

20. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent required

License/Certification:

Graduate of an accredited school of surgical technology

Certification through NCCT or NBSTSA required

BLS required

Relevant Experience:

1-2 years experience in hospital setting is preferred

COMPETENCIES:

1. Surgical hand scrub

2. Gowning and Gloving

3. Setting up a sterile field

4. Safe patient transfer

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ

Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ

Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ

Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ

Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ

Goryeb Childrens Hospital, Morristown, NJ

CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ

Atlantic Home Care and Hospice

Atlantic Mobile Health

Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years

Best Places to Work in Healthcare – Modern Healthcare

150 Top Places to work in Healthcare – Beckers Healthcare

100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know – Beckers Hospital Review

Best Employers for Workers over 50 – AARP

Gold-Level “Well Workplace”: Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)

One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets

NJ Sustainable Business

Since 1932, Newton Medical Center has been providing care to the people of Sussex and warren counties in New Jersey, Pike County in Pennsylvania and southern Orange County in New York. We are home to the Center for Breast Health, the only one of its kind in Sussex County, addressing all of a woman’s breast health needs with state-of-the-art technology, resources, education, support and follow-up care. Newton Medical Center recently achieved the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Pathway to Excellence designation and is one of a select few health care facilities in New Jersey accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in all three echocardiography procedures: adult transthoracic, adult transesophogeal and adult stress.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.