Surgical Technologist 1, NS31 Labor & Delivery (Evenings)

The Department of Nursing at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Surgical Technologist, NS31 Labor & Delivery (Evenings). 

Distinguishing Characteristics

Teaching Hospital Surgical Technologists act as a scrubbed or sterile member of the surgical team who provide instruments and equipment to the surgeon during operations. Incumbents identify and plan the proper instrumentation and implementation for operative procedures; ensure proper sterile and aseptic techniques within the surgical environment; and assist the surgical team by setting up and passing sterile instruments and equipment.   

Illustrative Duties 

• Under the direction of a Teaching Hospital Surgical Technologist 2, or a Registered Nurse: 
  • Assists the Registered Nurse and surgeon in identifying, gathering, and preparing medical instrumentation and specialty equipment for surgical procedures. 
  • Assists surgical team with the setting up and passing of sterile instruments during surgical procedures. 
  • Ensures the proper handling of instruments, sponges, sutures, implants, surgical supplies, and specimens in a manner that ensures asepsis and patient safety. 
  • Prepares the sterile field and assists in preparing the operative site and draping the patient. 
  • Transports patients to and from operating room and performs preoperative shave preps. 
• Assists in the preparation and aftercare of equipment and supplies. 
  • Cleans unsanitary instruments, checks for defective items, and assembles instruments correctly in a container or tray, and wraps and labels instruments appropriately. 
  • Tests the operation and efficiency of equipment and reports problems to the Registered Nurse. 
  • Collects and transports required operative set-up to surgical room. 
  • Assists in cleaning and restocking rooms according to established standards. 
  • Assists in taking inventory of equipment and supplies for specialty areas.