Labor Delivery Surgical Tech-Per Diem-Day/Eve 12 hours

Job Description

Job DescriptionAt Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career. Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC) is a renowned, 349-bed regional medical center overlooking the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, New York. As a tertiary teaching hospital and the healthcare leader in the Mid-Hudson Valley, we offer comprehensive, subspecialized medical, surgical, and obstetrical/gynecological services to the entire community. Our accolades include:

• U.S. News & World Report - Best Regional Hospital
• Healthgrades - One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals
• Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) - Robotic Center of Excellence

At Vassar Brothers Medical Center, we inspire the professional growth of our team members and support a philosophy of shared decision-making. Everyone has a voice and plays a role in defining our future, which helps make this an amazing place to work. Through the strength of our health system and the passion of our team, we continue expanding our care to an even broader market. Our caregivers represent the community in which we work, and our commitment to everyone’s well-being is truly heartfelt. Job SummaryPerforms 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.15. Performs other duties as required.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,Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:· N/ALicense, 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).

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 1513

Department: Delivery Room

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $37.65-$51.11 Hourly

With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Nuvance Health!