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The Impact You Can Make
Glens Falls Hospital is seeking detail oriented Licensed Practical Nurses and Surgical Technologists like you to join our Operating Room team! This opportunity will allow you to refine your surgical technologist skills while working closely with surgeons, registered nurses, and other professionals on our OR team. The Surgical Technologist role is essential for ensuring a sterile and efficient environment and procedure.
Team Impact
As a Licensed Practical Nurse/Surgical Technologist, you will be an important member of the surgical team. Our surgical team is an essential service to the community with 9,211 surgeries for the 2022 year.
The Surgical team assists patients with both day and inpatient surgeries in the following areas: general surgery, thoracic, urology, otolaryngology, cosmetics, and more! Work with state-of-the-art equipment including the da Vinci Surgical System.
- Flexible schedule. Full time, part time, and per diem positions available
- Shift differentials available (up to 30%)!
- Clinical Ladder that supports professional growth
- Great opportunity for career advancement for those interested in the operating room!
The Glens Falls Hospital Impact
Mission
Our Mission is to improve the health of people in our region by providing access to exceptional, affordable, and patient-centered care every day and in every setting.
How You Will Fulfill Your Potential
Responsibilities
- Assist nursing staff with patient care in the surgical suite
- Manages equipment and supplies in preparation and during surgical procedures
- Assist in opening the sterile supplies in preparation for the surgical case
- Assist in assuring that surgeon preferences are accessible and current; assist the RN in selecting equipment and supplies
- Assure all equipment is functioning before use, removing any malfunctioning equipment from OR per hospital policy
- Assist in assuring that emergency equipment and supplies are available at all times
- Handle and count sponges, sharps and instruments
- Handle and store sterile/unsterile supplies using established principles of aseptic technique
Qualifications/Experience
- License Practical Nurse (LPN) or completion of OR Technician Program required
- Current certification of surgical technologist preferred
Experience/Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with other patient care staff, patients and physicians
- Ability to work effectively with other nursing staff, patients, physicians, and members of other departments under the direction of an RN
- Ability to recognize patient care problems, react appropriately in patient care emergencies and communicate pertinent information to the responsible RN
- Ability to complete basic mathematical calculation
- Dependable, alert and adaptable to change in situations
- Exercises safe judgment in decision making
Communities We Serve
Located in the foothills of the beautiful Adirondack mountains, Glens Falls is conveniently located a short drive away from the capital region and Lake George. Work at the top of your profession and jumpstart your next career here at Glens Falls Hospital!
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law.
Salary Range
The expected base rate for this Glens Falls, New York, United States-based position is $23.27 to $39.41 per hour. Exact rate is determined on a case-by-case basis commensurate with experience level, as well as education and certifications pertaining to each position which may be above the listed job requirements.
Benefits
Glens Falls Hospital is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are available to active, full-time and part-time employees who work at least 30 hours per week, can be found here.
