Certified Surgical Technologist L&D, Medical Center

Certified Surgical Technologist - Full-time Days 7a - 7p, L&D, Overlook Medical Center

Be among the first 25 applicants. This range is provided by Atlantic Health. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$28.87/hr - $47.67/hr

• Applies principles and practices of asepsis; performs surgical scrub, gowning, and gloving procedure.
• Assembles all necessary supplies according to requirements of the patient and the surgical procedure.
• Sets up sterile instrument table and prepares supplies according to type of operation. Assists in draping of patient and operative area according to need.
• Assists and anticipates needs of surgeon for instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies according to knowledge of procedural requirements and constant monitoring of progress.
• Maintains correct count of sponges, needles, and instruments with circulating nurse and reports correctness of discrepancies according to established policy and procedure.
• Maintains and monitors aseptic technique at all times and institutes corrective measures in the event of contamination.
• Assists in care, handling and disposition of specimen according to policy.
• Inspects instruments, trays and packages to ensure sterility and completeness and with no evidence of bioburden. Ensures proper functioning of instruments before use.
• Correctly receives and labels solutions and medications on the sterile field. Verifies all solutions and medications with RN team member.
• Participates in Universal Protocol;
  Sign in, Time out and sign out per policy.
• Participates in Fire Risk Assessment. Ensures fire safety measures are met and communicated.
• Demonstrates and understands use of all equipment in the patient care areas. Communicates malfunctioning equipment or instruments immediately and requests equipment be removed and sequestered appropriately until further investigation.
• Maintains sharps safety measures in handling, transfer and disposal. Directs all team members in safe handling measures within the sterile field.
• Maintains organized sterile back table. Follows point of use instrument cleaning standards. Uses pre‑cleansing solution on all instruments before delivering to SPD decontamination area.
• Assists with cleanup in OR as necessary.
• Maintains safety measures at all times.
• Maintains a good professional working relationship with all team members.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and unit mandates. Achieves and maintains professional ST certification as required.
• Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Promotes all PRIDE values.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• High School degree or equivalent required.
• Graduate of an accredited school of surgical technology required.
• Certification in Surgical Technology required.
• BLS required.

• Surgical hand scrub.
• Gowning and gloving.
• Setting up a sterile field.
• Safe patient transfer.

Atlantic Health System is a leading non‑profit health care system headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, with multiple facilities including Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage.
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match.
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave.
• Tuition Assistance and Academic Advising.
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave.
• Backup and On‑Site Childcare.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance.

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.