Operating Room Technician
Binghamton, New York
United Health Services Hospitals Inc. (NYUHS) - 10-42 Mitchell Ave

Operating Room Technician

Location

Binghamton, New York

Schedule

• Day shift
• 3 x 12-hour shifts per week
• 36 hours per week
• Days may vary based on unit needs
• Rotating call duty, with weekend call approximately every 5th–6th weekend

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Surgical Technologist experience within the last year
• 1 year of Surgical Technologist experience
• NBSTSA certification
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association, HSI, or American Red Cross
• High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred Experience

• Previous operating room experience
• Previous surgical technologist experience

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain sterile technique and asepsis
• Assist the surgeon with gowning, gloving, draping, and passing instruments
• Anticipate instrument, suture, and equipment needs
• Maintain an organized operative field
• Keep accurate counts of sponges, tape, needles, dissectors, and instruments
• Prepare cases by assembling supplies and equipment according to preference cards
• Support patient safety and identify operating room hazards
• Assist with suturing, retracting, and suctioning under surgeon direction
• Handle and identify specimens per policy
• Help expedite operating room turnover between cases