Certified Surgical Technologist - FT - Operating Room - 11A-7P - Morristown Medical Center

JobID: 26165

Category: Tech(Crd,Sur,Rad,NucMed,Neuro)

JobSchedule: Full-Time

Posted Date: 2026-03-03T21:38:04+00:00

JobShift:

Minimum Salary (Hourly Rate): 34.820000

JOB PURPOSE:

• To assist nursing personnel in giving quality care to patients in the Operating Room.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Performs duties and responsibilities of a scrub person under the direction of a registered, professional nurse.
• Checks and gathers all instruments for each case in assigned room with use of surgeon's preference card.
• Checks sterility tapes, dates and integrity of wrappers.
• Assists circulating nurse in obtaining supplies, equipment and opening of room, as necessary.
• Opens sterile supplies for assigned cases. Performs surgical scrub technique and gown and glove procedure for self and surgical team. Maintains a sterile field and takes immediate action to correct any breaks in technique.
• Arranges instruments, basins, sutures and software in a precise manner to allow for accurate counting at completion of procedure.
• Assists circulating nurse with counts of all sponges, laps, peanuts, cottonoids, needles, reels, vessels loops, umbilical tape, penrose drains, devices and instruments
• Uses all devices and instruments appropriately. Performs standard draping technique.
• Passes and handles instruments to surgical team in a safe and efficient manner.
• Breaks down setup and prepares instruments for sterilization.
• Performs related duties, as required