surgical_technologist – Adult Cardiothoracic

Specialty: Adult Cardiothoracic
Facility: URMC Strong Memorial Hospital
State License: NY
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience:
Shift: 3×12.0
Guaranteed Hours:
Description: Specialty: Surgical Tech CardiacFacility: URMC Strong Memorial HospitalState License: NYCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: Shift: 3×12.0Guaranteed Hours: Description: Short Description:CardiacOR Surgical Technologist36or 48hr/wk, DEN rotation, weekends, holidays and on call per unit needComplete Description:Job Duties:TheAdult Cardiac OR cares for a wide variety of patients. CABG’s TAVI’s and HeartFailure (VAD’s, ECMO, Artificial Heart and Heart Transplants) just to name afew. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the OR staff cares for patients of allages. The Surgical Technologist will provide technical knowledge inpreparing instruments, equipment and supplies for surgical procedures andassists the surgical team from the scrub position during an operation.Responsible for proper care and handling of instruments and facilitating roomturnover between cases. Maintains sterile technique, safe handling of sharpsand performance of surgical counts as per hospital policy. Demonstrates properhandling of solutions and pharmacologic agents under direction of a registerednurse. Must have 2 years recent experience in a cardiac operation room.Job Requirements:- NBSTSA Certification or 10 years of experience as a Surgical Technician – Two (2) years or recent experience in a cardiac OR – Able to scrub and circulateCertification(s):- BLS (American Heart Association ONLY)Behavior Characteristics:Skills| Skill | SkillTypeDescription | Duration | ExpertiseRatingDescription || Tech License (NY License ONLY) | Required | 0 | || BLS Certification (American Heart Association ONLY) | Required | 0 | || Two (2) Years Experience | Required | 2 Years | || Operating room experience in a level 1 trauma preferred | Highly desired | 0 | || 2 years recent experience in a cardiac operation room. | Required | 0 | || Able to scrub | Required | 0 | |