Atlantic Health System

Non-profit healthcare provider with physician network

Lead Certified Surgical Technologist - EV/Vascular, Operating Room

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMorristown, NJ, USA$41.79 - $73.56 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school degree or equivalent is required.
Graduation from an accredited school of surgical technology is required.
Certification through NCCT or NBSTSA is required.
Basic Life Support certification is required.
Competence in surgical hand scrubbing, gowning and gloving, sterile-field setup, and safe patient transfer is required.
Experience with EPIC and other computer programs such as Microsoft is required.

Responsibilities

Anticipate surgeon and physician needs by ensuring the availability and readiness of sterile instruments, supplies, implants, specialty equipment, and neurointerventional products.
Coordinate and monitor neurointerventional inventory to ensure critical supplies are stocked and accessible for uninterrupted patient care.
Apply aseptic principles; perform surgical scrubbing, gowning, and gloving procedures.
Assemble supplies and set up sterile instrument tables according to the patient’s needs and surgical procedure.
Assist with patient draping and anticipate the surgeon’s needs for instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies.
Maintain correct counts of sponges, needles, and instruments with the circulating nurse and report discrepancies according to policy.
Maintain aseptic technique and implement corrective measures when contamination occurs.
Assist with the care, handling, and disposition of specimens according to policy.
Inspect instruments, trays, and packages for sterility, completeness, and absence of bioburden, and ensure instruments function properly before use.
Receive and label solutions and medications on the sterile field and verify them with an RN team member.
Participate in Universal Protocol sign-in, time-out, and sign-out procedures.
Participate in Fire Risk Assessment and ensure fire-safety measures are met and communicated.
Use patient-care-area equipment appropriately and report malfunctioning equipment or instruments for removal and investigation.
Maintain sharps-safety measures during handling, transfer, and disposal, and direct team members in safe sterile-field handling.
Maintain an organized sterile back table and follow point-of-use instrument-cleaning standards, including pre-cleaning instruments before delivery to the sterile processing department decontamination area.
Assist with operating-room cleanup as necessary and maintain safety measures.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organizational and unit mandates, and maintain required surgical technologist certification.
Collaborate with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists to support safe, high-quality patient outcomes.
Precept and participate in orientation for new team members and mentor new team members.
Participate in the unit-based shared governance council or committees that promote departmental guidelines and protocols.
Participate actively as a mentor in the CST PACT program.
Assist supervisors and management with budgetary planning and purchasing equipment, instruments, and supplies.
Promote the surgical technologist profession by attending conferences, seminars, and continuing education; work with department educators to create in-service training and share knowledge.
Assist supervisors with preference cards, staff scheduling assignments, surgical case management, and vendor communication.
Ensure adequate inventory and availability of neurointerventional and endovascular supplies, implants, stents, coils, catheters, guidewires, thrombectomy devices, and specialty equipment.
Serve as the primary resource for neurointerventional and endovascular procedural supplies and equipment.
Collaborate with physicians, vendors, Supply Chain, and leadership to evaluate new products, facilitate trials, and standardize supplies.
Monitor inventory levels, expiration dates, par levels, and product utilization to prevent procedural delays and reduce waste.
Coordinate urgent procurement of specialty devices for emergent stroke and neurovascular procedures.
Maintain knowledge of current neurointerventional technologies, products, and procedural workflows.
Assist with orientation, training, and competency validation of CSTs and other perioperative team members regarding neurointerventional procedures and equipment.
Participate in quality, regulatory, and performance-improvement initiatives related to neurointerventional services.
Provide input on capital-equipment needs, product selection, and service-line operational planning.
Serve as a liaison among neurointerventional physicians, nursing staff, vendors, Supply Chain, and departmental leadership to support efficient procedural flow and optimal patient outcomes.

Desired Qualifications

Three to five years of experience as a scrub technologist in a hospital setting is preferred.

JOB PURPOSE:

Anticipates the needs of the surgeon/physician by ensuring the availability and readiness of sterile instruments, supplies, implants, specialty equipment, and neurointerventional products required for surgical and procedural interventions to optimize patient outcomes. Proactively coordinates and monitors neurointerventional inventory, ensuring critical supplies are available, appropriately stocked, and accessible to support uninterrupted patient care. Assumes a leadership role in promoting clinical excellence, operational efficiency, staff development, and the advancement of professional practice.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Applies principles and practices of asepsis; performs surgical scrub, gowning, and gloving procedure.
Assembles all necessary supplies according to requirements of the patient and the surgical procedure.
Sets up sterile instrument table and prepares supplies according to type of operation. Assists in draping of patient and operative area according to need.
Assists and anticipates needs of surgeon for instruments, sutures, sponges, and supplies according to knowledge of procedural requirements and constant monitoring of progress.
Maintains correct count of sponges, needles, and instruments with circulating nurse and report correctness of discrepancies according to established policy and procedure.
Maintains and monitors aseptic technique at all times and institute corrective measures in the event of contamination.
Assists in care, handling and disposition of specimen according to policy.
Inspects instruments, trays and packages to ensure sterility and completeness and with no evidence of bioburden. Ensures proper functioning of instruments before use.
Correctly receives and labels solutions and medications on the sterile field. Verifies all solutions and medications with RN team member.
Participates in Universal Protocol; Sign in, Time out and sign out per policy.
Participates in Fire Risk Assessment. Ensures fire safety measures are met and communicated.
Demonstrates and understands use of all equipment in the patient care areas. Communicates malfunctioning equipment or instruments immediately and requests equipment be removed and sequestered appropriately until further investigation.
Maintains sharps safety measures in handling, transfer and disposal. Direct all team members in safe handling measures within the sterile field.
Maintains organized sterile back table. Follows point of use instrument cleaning standards. Use pre-cleansing solution on all instruments before delivering to SPD decontamination area.
Assists with cleanup in OR as necessary.
Maintains safety measures at all times.
Maintains a good professional working relationship with all team members.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintained professional ST certification as required.
Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Promoting all PRIDE values.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Precepts and participates in new team members orientation process and mentoring of new team members.
Active member of unit based shared governance council or participant in committees promoting departmental guidelines and protocols.
Active participant and mentor of CST PACT program.
Assists supervisors/management in budgetary planning, purchasing equipment, instruments and supplies.
Promotes CST profession by attending professional conferences, seminars and continuing education. Working with department educators to create in services and share knowledge.
Assist supervisors with preference cards, staff scheduling assignments, surgical case management and vendor communication.
Ensures adequate inventory and availability of neurointerventional and endovascular supplies, implants, stents, coils, catheters, guidewires, thrombectomy devices, and specialty equipment.
Serves as the primary resource for neurointerventional and endovascular procedural supplies and equipment.
Collaborates with physicians, vendors, Supply Chain, and leadership to evaluate new products, facilitate trials, and standardize supplies.
Monitors inventory levels, expiration dates, par levels, and product utilization to prevent procedural delays and reduce waste.
Coordinates urgent procurement of specialty devices required for emergent stroke and neurovascular procedures.
Maintains knowledge of current neurointerventional technologies, products, and procedural workflows.
Assists with orientation, training, and competency validation of CSTs and other perioperative team members related to neurointerventional procedures and equipment.
Participates in quality, regulatory, and performance improvement initiatives related to neurointerventional services.
Provides input regarding capital equipment needs, product selection, and service line operational planning.
Serves as a liaison between the neurointerventional physicians, nursing staff, vendors, Supply Chain, and departmental leadership to ensure efficient procedural flow and optimal patient outcomes.

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School degree or equivalent required
Graduate of an accredited school of surgical technology required
Certification through NCCT or NBSTSA required
3-5 years of experience as a Scrub Tech in a Hospital Setting preferred.
BLS required

COMPETENCIES:

Surgical hand scrub
Gowning and Gloving
Setting up a sterile field
Safe patient transfer
EPIC and other computer programs e.g. Microsoft

Minimum Salary (Hourly Rate): 41.790000

Maximum Salary (Hourly Rate): 73.560000

Salary Admin Plan: ALH

About the Company

Atlantic Health System

Non-profit healthcare provider with physician network

Atlantic Health System is a large non-profit healthcare network in New Jersey that runs hospitals, outpatient centers, urgent care clinics, and a physician-led group called Atlantic Medical Group with more than 1,000 doctors across 300 locations. It provides a full range of medical services to communities in New Jersey and New York and lets patients manage care through the MyChart portal, which handles medical records, appointments, and bill payments. Its business model puts earnings back into its healthcare services and facilities, reinvesting to improve care access and community health. The system differentiates itself by being a broad, integrated network of facilities and a large physician group under a nonprofit umbrella, offering coordinated care across many sites. Its goal is to improve community health by delivering comprehensive care and continually expanding access to high-quality medical services.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Morristown, NJ
Founded: Not listed

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