Overview Join our team as a evening shift, full-time, Surgery (OR) Certified Surgical Technician (CST) in Westwood, NJ.
Why Join Us? Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better - Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team: - Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.
Responsibilities - The Certified Surgical Technologist is responsible for assisting the surgeon in the sterile field according to AORN Standards of Practice Recommendations.
- Performs scrub duties in varied specialties/procedures.
- Ensures that the case has the necessary sterile supplies and equipment for that surgeon and procedure.
- Assists with Circulating duties under direct supervision of the RN circulator assigned to the patient.
- Ensure adherence to Hospital, State and departmental policies and procedures.
Qualifications Job Requirements:
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or NCCT - Certification.
- Annually complete 15 hours of continuing education to remain qualified to practice as a surgical technologist in the State of NJ.
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Preferred Job Requirements:
- High School or GED equivalent
- Graduate of Surgical Technologist Program preferred.
- Minimum of one (1) year as a Certified Surgical Technologist.