Labor Delivery Surgical Tech

Requisition Number: 27760

Position Title:

External Description:

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.

Purpose: Performs specific maternal, infant, and surgical care activities as well as OR surgical technologist duties and non-professional activities under the direction of a registered nurse. Under the direct supervision of an RN, the Labor and Delivery surgical technologist provides care necessary to meet physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of the neonate and women of childbearing age consistent with the philosophy, goals, policies, and procedures of the VBMC nursing department and hospital administration. The surgical technologist will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to complete the technical competencies and provision of care to the patient population served in the division of Maternal Child Health. Follows approved policies and procedures.

 

Essential Responsibilities

1. Collects and utilizes consistently, available data necessary for the proper preparation of the surgical suite for specific surgical procedures.

2.Utilizes the Operating Room schedule, M.D.'s preference cards and basic knowledge of procedures in preparing surgical supplies, instruments and equipment for intended procedure.

3.Demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of sterile/aseptic technique:

Always opens supplies aseptically, always adheres to established policies/procedures pertaining to dress code, infection control and universal precautions.

4.Performs proper sponge, sharps and instrument counts according to established policy/ procedure as demonstrated by the lack of reported occurrences.

5.Utilizes supplies, equipment and time in the most cost-effective manner by having the proper equipment and supplies ready for each procedure.

6.Consistently checks all equipment for working order and immediately reports or corrects unsafe conditions.

7.Verifies exposure to a sterilization process and integrity of sterile packaging.

8.Assists with appropriate preparation of instruments/equipment for decontamination or terminal sterilization, assists in restocking of supplies/equipment.

9.Adheres to Infection Control and Quality Assurance Policy and Procedures at all times.

10.Identifies problems in the delivery of patient care and refers them to the appropriate circulating Nurse/Nurse Manager.

11.Adheres to all safety regulations reporting any variances to supervisor immediately.

12.Reports immediately all incidents, irregularities, unsafe conditions, equipment and/or unusual occurrences to supervisor.

13. Maintain and Model REACH Values (Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Compassion, Honor).

14.Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.

 

 

Education and Experience Requirements:

·Requires high school diploma or equivalent.

·Graduated from a CAAHEP- or ABHES- accredited program and holds and maintains Certified Surgical Technologist certification (“has successfully completed a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologists and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist credential administered by a nationally-accredited surgical technologist credentialing organization”);

·Completed a military surgical technology program

·15 hours of continuing education (CE) each year,

License, Registration, or Certification Requirements:

·Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) required through a nationally accredited educational program, such as National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) 

Location: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Work Type: Full-Time

Standard Hours: 40.00

FTE: 1.000000

Work Schedule: Eve/Night 8 & 12

Work Shift: 1500-2330 and 1500-0330

Org Unit: 1513

Department: Delivery Room

Exempt: No

Grade: U8

 

 

 

EOE, including disability/vets.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

City: Poughkeepsie

State: New York

Community / Marketing Title: Labor Delivery Surgical Tech

Company Profile:

Health Quest and Western Connecticut Health Network have combined to form a new nonprofit health system. The name for the new health system will be Nuvance Health. The new health system was created to provide communities across New York’s Hudson Valley and western Connecticut with more convenient, accessible and affordable care.

EEO Employer Verbiage:

Location_formattedLocationLong: Poughkeepsie, New York US

Job Number: 75111