About this opportunity
100 Albany Med Health System lists this Surgical Technologist: Main OR - 40hrs/week, EVENINGS opportunity in city of albany, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Department/Unit: Operating Room Work Shift: Evening (United States of America) Salary Range: $64,972.00 - $97,458.00
Surgical Technologists are allied health professionals, who are an integral part of the team of practitioners providing surgical care to patients. Surgical technologists work under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN) and a surgeon to facilitate surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the patient safety is maintained.
Responsibilities
Maintain sterile field
Prepare operating rooms and assists with patient positioning as needed
Inspect sterile items for contamination before opening, maintains sterility while scrubbed, maintains sterility of instruments and supplies
Performance of accurate instrument, sponge and needle counts, following established policies and procedures
Qualifications
High School Diploma or Equivalent - Required
Graduate of a Surgical Technology Program (CST) - Required
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes.
Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!
Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees. Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including:
Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing
Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient care and is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children’s hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College.
Albany Medical Center, along with Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses, form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.
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Who can apply
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