Surgical Technologist 1, NS31 Labor & Delivery (Nights)

The Department of Nursing at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Surgical Technologist 1, NS31 Labor & Delivery (Nights).

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.