Operating Room Technician Nights

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries.

The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a OR Technician (37.5) - NSG-Operating Room. In this role, the successful candidate will plan and deliver safe, therapeutic, and age-appropriate care under the supervision of the RN, working closely with a multidisciplinary health team to enhance wellness and optimize patient outcomes. The technician provides the surgical team with essential instruments, sutures, special equipment, and materials required for surgery, ensuring strict adherence to aseptic techniques, and assists in circulating, gathering instruments, supplies, and equipment during the surgical procedure.

The role also participates in performance improvement activities at the unit, department, and institutional levels that impact patient and service outcomes.

• Adheres to regulatory guidelines and institutional policies regarding safety standards, infection control, and equipment handling.
• Takes corrective actions when discrepancies in instrument counts are identified and provides equipment and supplies based on patient needs.
• Observes the patient's clinical status, reports findings to the RN, addresses patient concerns, and actively participates in problem solving in the work environment.
• Reviews the plan of care during the perioperative period, monitors deviations, and adjusts the plan under the RN’s direction.
• Supplies the surgical team with the required instruments, sutures, special equipment, and materials while maintaining strict aseptic technique, monitoring changes in patient care needs, notifying the RN, and following the updated care plan.
• Participates in unit‑based quality improvement initiatives, mentorship, and the orientation and education of new employees; offers assistance and support to team members.
• Communicates with patients and healthcare team members, identifies potential issues, and refers them through the appropriate chain of command using the escalation policy; ensures all documentation is legible.
• Performs additional tasks as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1–2 years of operating room experience preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technologist program.
• Certification exam taken and passed within 12 months of program completion.
• Current and valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Course Completion through AHA.
• Effective communication (both written and oral), critical thinking, problem solving, detail orientation, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work efficiently and cope with emergency situations.
• Required license:
  Certified Surgical Technologist.

• 1–2 years in a Surgical Technologist role.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk provides a salary range to comply with the New York state law on salary transparency in job advertisements. The salary range for the role is $75,622.50 - $75,622.50 annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range does not include bonuses, incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits.