NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a comprehensive network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices, and serves as NYU Langone Health's anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the entire borough. Learn more about NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Surgical Technologist- OR.

In this role, the successful candidate As a member of the healthcare team the OR tech provides direct and indirect patient care and performs technical rehabilitative and therapeutic nursing procedures and activities under the direct supervision of the registered professional nurse.

Job Responsibilities:

Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical psychosocial educational safety and age related criteria pertinent to the patients served in his/her assigned area.
Establishes priorities for patient care delivery and uses critical thinking skills coordinates and completes patient care responsibilities independently or by appropriately delegating.
Establishes effective caring relationships with staff patients families and other members of the health care team.
Communicates and collaborates effectively with members of the health care team escalating situations appropriately.
Promotes patient safety and quality including adherence to the National Patient Safety Goals.
Demonstrates personal accountability for own professional practice and professional growth.
Performs other duties as aligned with the mission and values of the organization.
Creates and maintains a sterile field. Reports any break in technique with proper follow-up.
Performs all the requirements of the Universal Protocol and Time Out in accordance with Hospital policy.
Performs proper specimen handling according to guidelines from the laboratory. Universal precautions are observed and appropriate PPE utilized.
Exposure & handling of hazardous waste.

Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma Required.
Graduate of an accredited OR Surgical Technician Training program
CST required
1-3 years OR experience preferred
BLS required

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
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