Certified Surgical Technician

Port Jefferson ASC is a multispecialty surgery center with six operating rooms located in Port Jefferson Station . Seeking an experienced Eye Surgical Tech or graduate of a certified CST program. Willing to train the right candidate. Specialties include Orthopedics, ENT, Podiatry, Pain Management, Podiatry and Ophthalmology.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Possesses abilities to work collaboratively with all members of the health care team to provide safe care to the patient throughout his surgical experience.
• Demonstrates knowledge in the ability to plan, prepare and assemble the proper sterile supplies & instruments for planned procedure.
• Possesses skills and knowledge in the proper handling of sterile surgical instruments and supplies while securing a sterile field.
• Possesses skills and knowledge in the proper handling of contaminated articles used during surgery, to mitigate occupational exposure to self and others.
• Possesses the required knowledge of surgical instrumentation names, uses and applications.
• Prepares operating / procedure rooms with specific equipment, sterile instruments and supplies based on physician preferences and the accumulative knowledge based on experiences to optimize work flow, efficiencies and cost containment strategies.
• Understands and anticipates expected procedure course of events and prepares for and responds with expediency.
• Protects patient privacy during direct patient contact and abides to HIPAA standards upholding the privacy and security of PHI and ePHI.
• Other responsibilities may be assigned.