Description

Holy Name is New Jersey's last remaining independent, Catholic health system, comprising a comprehensive 361-bed acute care medical center, a cancer center, medical fitness center, residential hospice, nursing school, and physician network. The system has a national reputation for providing culturally sensitive care to a diverse population, drawing patients from across the New York City region to its specialty centers and renowned doctors. Holy Name's mission to provide technologically advanced, compassionate and personalized care extends across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance. The system is known as a high-quality, low-cost provider of extraordinary clinical care given by compassionate, highly trained physicians and staff.
A Brief Overview
Under continuous professional nurse supervision, assists in nursing care and preparation of labor patient by performing routine and delegated duties. Performs scrub duties and related procedures as a part of the sterile team, i.e. donning gown and gloves, creating and maintaining a sterile field, and passing instrumentation to surgeons as necessary during procedures in LDRP.
What you will do

• Performs basic patient care procedures as delegated under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform procedures using to proper aseptic technique.
• Demonstrates the knowledge in all equipment and supplies used for procedures done on LDRP.
• Sets and scrubs on all Operative procedures performed in LDRP.
• Assists and anticipates needs of surgeon regarding instruments, sutures, sponges and supplies according to procedure and maintains a correct count. Assists in maintenance and care of specimens as directed by accepted standards. Assists with table equipment, positioning of patient, and the application of dressings. Prepare instruments for processing in central sterile.
• Maintains traffic control through use of proper areas and corridors at all times. Aware of controls to prevent contamination, maintains cleanliness of operating room tables and is responsible for stocking/ maintaining par level (anesthesia carts, machines, epidural cart).
• Serves as a role model and a resource for other staff members on LDRP.
• Participates and contributes to departmental activities/committees.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively respond to the needs of the changing work environment to meet the needs of the patient/unit.
• Accompanies or transports patients to and from other hospital departments as needed.
• Acts as a patient advocate and promotes Patient’s Rights.
• Maintains a clean and safe patient environment.
• Maintains employee and patient confidentiality.
• Demonstrates fiscal accountability by carefully handling and ordering supplies and equipment.
• Adheres to Hospital policy concerning Fire and Safety regulations, Infection Control standards, smoking restrictions, telephone usage and other rules governing conduct while at work.
• Attends mandatory education seminars.
• Participates in inservice education and seminars relevant to LDRP procedures.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Performs additional related duties as the need arises.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience Required

Experience Qualifications

• 1-3 years One year in similar working capacity or previous experience Preferred
• Completion of a formal clinical internship through an accredited surgical technology program Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers
• Maintains good habits of personal hygiene.
• Good physical and mental health are essential.

Licenses and Certifications

• CST - Certified Surgical Technologist Holds and maintains a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) Upon Hire Required

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.