Scrub Technician / Surgical Technologist (Certified)

Job Description Title: 

Surgical Technologist/Technician "Scrub Tech"

Certification: 

• Certified Operating Room Technician or Surgical Technologist by the
• National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

General Requirements: 

• Surgical Technologist/Technician
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and have current licensure/certification in good standing.
• Must be able to pass a Criminal Background Check
• Experienced with General surgery, Cardiothoracic, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Urology & Vascular, Orthopedics, Colon Rectal, Plastic Surgery, and Robotics

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist in training and provides guidance to residents, medical, nursing, and surgical technology students in the operating room.
• Assist staff in surgical techniques and operating room procedures to include scrub person role during surgical procedures
• Provides emotional support to patients in a variety of stages of adult development.
• Delivers care to patients in a respectful, nonjudgmental manner.
  Maintains patient privacy/confidentiality.
• Informs surgeons and staff about specialty surgical preferences.
• Provides patients and staff with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Supports the healthcare team through the reinforcement of patient education.
• Remains current on updates in surgical technology through continuing
  education courses.
• Assists surgical team members in quality improvement activities.
• Assists the team members with care of the patient, i.e., positioning, prepping, and obtaining supplies.
• Plans and discusses each procedure with surgical professionals and assures that all supplies and equipment are available prior to the surgical procedure.
• Handles instruments, supplies and equipment during surgical procedures such as open heart, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, etc. ranging from simple to complex.
• Observes and responds promptly to each stage of the surgical procedure and anticipates the needs of the surgeon by maintaining a high level of concentration for extended periods of time.
• Prepares prosthesis and surgical devices during procedures. 
• Sets up sterile field with all required items for each procedure such as air- powered equipment, fiber optic equipment, laparoscopic equipment, microscopes, lasers, arthroscopy equipment, urological equipment, recording devices, and other operating room supplies and equipment.
• Utilizes universal precautions and follows infection control policies and
  procedures when handling specimens, supplies and equipment.
  Performs sponge, needle, and instrument counts prior to the surgical incision before the closure of all cavities and at the termination of the operation.
• Accountable for all instruments, needles, sharps and equipment utilized during the surgical procedure.
• Maintaining the sterile field throughout the surgical procedure.
  Assures that all instruments, supplies, and equipment are ready for the surgical procedure.
• Maintains delivery or care to patients in a variety of stages of adult development.
• Recognize and respond to a variety of critical situations, including emergency and life-threatening conditions.
• Provides patient information to the RN/Anesthesia team for inclusion in the patient's plan of care.
• Handles all specimens appropriately.
• Performs non-technical maintenance on equipment to ensure proper operating prior to usage.
• Maintains surgical work area such as routinely cleaning area and removing outdated and expired items.
• Identifies potentially hazardous situations and removes hazardous equipment from the work area.

Physical Requirements: 

• Duties regularly require providing manual assistance in lifting and positioning patients, most of which are in stages of unconsciousness.
• There are extensive periods of regular and recurring standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing, reaching, and prolonged stretching to provide easy accessibility of instruments and supplies for the surgeon. Incumbent must be dexterous in passing instruments to surgeons without compromising principles of aseptic technique and in a manner requiring little or no effort from the surgeon.

Preferred Experience: A minimum of 1 year as a Surgical Technologist.