What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surg Tech Cert FT Flex position at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital?
Compensation
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Status : Full Time 12.5 Flex
Shift: 12.5 FLEX MID DAY
Department: Operating Room G-Wing
Position Summary
Summary:
The Certified Surgical Technologist is a trained member of the Nursing staff who performs specified Operating Room tasks under the direction of a RN. The Surgical Technologist assists in providing a surgically safe environment for each patient.
The Certified Surgical Technologist is a trained member of the Nursing staff who performs specified Operating Room tasks under the direction of a RN. The Surgical Technologist assists in providing a surgically safe environment for each patient.
Qualifications
Responsibilities:
Education Required
Experience And Skills
License/Certifications
Education Required
- Must complete in-house orientation program
- Graduated from a CAAHEP or ABHES accredited surgical technology program or
- Completed a military surgical technology program or
- Associates Degree
- Must maintain a minimum of 15 education hours per year
Experience And Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Speaks, reads and writes English
- Clinical experience and/or skills as relevant to area of practice.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Provides evidence demonstrating employment as a surgical technologist at MSSN for a cumulative period of one year occurring within the four years immediately prior to January 1, 2015.
License/Certifications
- In accordance with NYS: (New York Laws > Public Health > New York Public Health - Article 28 - § 2824*2 Surgical Technology and Surgical Technologists) Certification (C.S.T.) is required within 12 months of employment.
- Certification (TS-C) is the alternative for individuals with verified full time hospital experience as a Surgical Technology practitioner for a cumulative period of one year occurring within the four years immediately prior to January 1, 2015 and meets the NCCT requirements for certification and successful examination.
- Grandfathered by the 2015 law (see experience required above).
Working Conditions
Other information:
Working Conditions
Working Conditions
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worn
- Frequent, prolonged standing/walking, lifts, positions, pushes, and/or transfers patients.
- Protective clothing worn: face shields, gloves, impermeable gown, and particulate respirator.
