Surgical Tech I: Main OR - 40hrs/week, DAYS
Albany Medical CenterCity of Albany, New York, United States
Posted January 21, 2025
41336.28 - 57590.79 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York’s only academic medical center, is one of the Capital Region’s largest private employers with more than 9,000 employees. Albany Medical Center provides the highest level of patient care across disciplines, while receiving regional, national, and international recognition for high standards in patient care, education, and biomedical research. The 766-bed Albany Medical Center offers access to the latest medical services and technological innovations and includes one of the busiest emergency rooms and trauma centers in New York, a children’s hospital and dedicated pediatric emergency room, intensive care units for adults and children, and organ transplant services. Albany Medical College graduates more than 200 medical doctors each year, as well as PAs, CRNAs, biomedical scientists, and bioethicists. Albany Medical College operates a biomedical research enterprise and the region’s largest physician practice with more than 500 doctors. Albany Medical Center, along with Albany Medical College, is a partner in the Albany Med Health System, the largest and only regionally governed, not-for-profit health system serving northeastern New York and western New England.
Job Description
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.
Requirements
- 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
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance