Since 1887, Crouse Health has been a leading healthcare provider in Central New York. We’ve combined a family-friendly culture with a passion to provide the best care, which creates an environment where both patients and team members feel valued. Crouse Health offers a full range of general and specialty care, inpatient and outpatient services, as well as community health education and outreach programs.
Crouse’s Surgical Suite/OR team is hiring a Surgical Technologist Internship to introduce the student Surgical Technologist (ST) to the role of ST and introduce them to their role in overall patient care.
Pay Range: $22.52 an hour
Available Schedule(s): per diem: 7:00am-3:30pm, 9:00am-5:30pm,
Surgical Technologist Internship Responsibilities:
- Perform surgical scrub, gown, and glove using proper aseptic technique under supervision of CST or RN circulator.
- Observe and participate in proper operating room set-up for surgical procedures under direct supervision of CST and RN circulator.
- Assist in setting up and maintaining sterile field according to current surgical standards prior to and during the surgical procedure under direct supervision of CST and RN circulator.
- Paired with CST and gain experience scrubbing surgical procedures under direct supervision of CST.
- Observe and perform proper sponge, needle, and instrument counts per policy under direct supervision of CST and RN circulator.
- Participate in “Time-Out” verifying surgical procedure and site including laterality with team members before handing scalpel for incision under direct supervision of CST and RN circulator.
- Properly label medications and receives them in an aseptic fashion.
- Confirm all specimens with surgeon, passes off using aseptic technique to RN circulator with proper label confirmed.
- Learn to routinely check instruments for proper functioning and care.
- Participate as a second scrub holding retractors during surgical procedures.
- Assist with room turnovers and cleaning of surgical instruments and equipment.
Surgical Technologist Internship Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Current Surgical Technology student in an accredited program, all prerequisites completed, and have successfully completed Introduction and Principles of Surgical Technology.
- Must be eligible for clinical rotations in their surgical technology program
- Letter from the Surgical Technology program director stating student is in good standing in the program.
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Benefits Overview:
- Tuition Assistance and Workforce Development Opportunities.
- Crouse Health Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee discounts on any Inpatient or Outpatient service, hospital cafeteria and pharmacy, and certain retailers.
- YMCA Subsidy program.