Certified Surgical Tech
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*Job Details:**Job Title: Certified Surgical Tech **Location: New York, NY**Duration: 13 Weeks **Shift: Days/Evenings/Nights **Job Description:*· Provides nursing care to patient entering operating room suites; (e.g.) making patient comfortable and safeguarding them from exposure and accidents and/or performs technical activities in specialty suites and specialty areas apart from operating room suites.· Verifies patient's identity.· Prepares operating room for surgery, inspects and tests equipment, selects instruments and replenishes supplies and assist with sterilization of instruments and other materials as required.· Transports patient to and from operating or procedure table, restrains and assists in positioning patient and exposure of operative area.· Assists circulating nurse, physicians and anaesthetist and engages in scrubbing including procedures requiring sterile techniques preparatory to, during and after surgery.· Assists surgeon throughout the operative procedure including passing and wiping instruments, preparing sutures, etc. including maintenance of accurate account of instruments, needles, sponges, laparotomy pads, and rings.· Assists in recovery room as the need arises.· Collects patient's chart, x-rays and equipment and assists with the transfer of patient to assigned unit.· Cares for specimens, culture, amputated parts, instruments, needles and equipment and maintains asepsis.· Assists with the cleaning of the Operating Room and the replenishment.· May perform functions and activities of the basic nurse's aide in support to above task.*Skills:*2 years of scrub experience on major OR procedures*Education*NBSTSA CST Certification - required (no other certifications are acceptable)AHA BLS - required*About Talent4Health:*Talent4Health is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about Talent4Health, please visit www.talent4health.com.Job Type: ContractPay: $2,300.00 - $2,410.00 per weekSchedule:* 8 hour shift* Day shift* Evening shift* Night shiftExperience:* scrub experience on major OR procedures: 2 years (Required)License/Certification:* BLS Certification (Required)Work Location: In person