Operating Room Scrub Technician - Surgery - Full Time/Evenings - Req#2013550936

Job Objective:

The Operating Room Scrub Technician must be able to competently assist the surgeon during an operative or other invasive procedure and must ensure the integrity of the sterile field at all times. The scrub tech always functions under the supervision of the registered nurse.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Ensures that the operating room and environment are ready prior to the patient being brought into the room.
2. Ensures that all necessary instruments, supplies, and equipment are available for the case.
3. Assures that the surgeon's preference card was consulted and is current; any irregularities will be brought to the attention of the circulating nurse in the room.
4. Assures that all instruments and equipment are in proper working condition before the case begins.
5. Validates that the humidity and temperature of the operating room suite are in appropriate range; any irregularities will be brought to the attention of the circulating nurse in the room.
6. Opens all necessary supplies to begin the procedure using appropriate sterile technique.
7. Continuously validates the sterility of all products and instrumentation that are put onto the sterile field, both before and during the procedure.
8. Communicates immediately with the circulating nurse any break in sterility or any irregularity in the sterile package.
9. Follows the department policy for hand scrub, gowning, gloving and draping prior to surgery.
10. Sets up the sterile field in the standard manner allowing for visualization of all items during counts.
11. Performs all counts per department policy.
12. Assists the surgeon and circulating nurse to appropriately position the patient prior to the start of the procedure.
13. Assists in draping the patient according to department standards and surgeon's preferences,
14. Does not hand the surgeon a scalpel or any other instrument to begin the procedure until after the "Time Out" has been completed.
15. Is responsible for anticipating surgeon's needs during procedure.
16. Assists the surgeon by passing appropriate instruments during the procedure.
17. Through observation of the activity on the field, is able to have appropriate instrumentation ready before the surgeon asks for it.
18. Operates specialized technical equipment safely and efficiently keeping all appropriate parts sterile during the procedure.
19. Accounts for all needles, sponges, instruments, and all other foreign bodies on-going during the intra-operative phase of the procedure.
20. Properly handles, identifies, labels and disposes of specimens according to hospital Policy, and assures that right and left tissues are clearly differentiated.
21. Accepts medication on to the field only after validating the order from the surgeon; visualizing the label; and identifying the name, strength and expiration date of the medication.
22. Labels all medications and fluids on the field with correct name and strength, when appropriate.
23. Assists with room turnover activities.
24. Accounts for all instruments, preparing them for CPD by cleaning off all gross materials and immersing appropriate instruments into a disinfectant/enzymatic solution.
25. Tags all instruments that have malfunctioned and notifies CPD
26. Cleans medical equipment per manufacturer's recommendations and returns equipment to the correct storage location.
27. Properly tags all non-functioning equipment, writing a clear description of the problem on the tag and moving the equipment to the correct location for Bio-med pick-up; communicates this with the circulating nurse.
28. Returns unused supplies to the proper location,
29. Stocks supplies and linens as needed in the room,
30. Assists with cleaning the operating room as needed.

Knowledge and application of surgical asepsis and sterile technique.

Knowledge of proper instrumentation, supplies and equipment for surgical procedures.

Skills

Abilities

Demonstrates competency in the use of new technologies relating to equipment and procedures.

Core Competencies: All AVH employees will effectively demonstrate these behaviors:

Accountability

Action Oriented

Customer Focused

Compassion

Effective Communication

Teamwork

Ethics & Values

Integrity & Trust

Education and Experience:

Education

Completion of a Surgery Technician course is required. Operating Room Technician certification highly desirable.

Experience

One year experience as an Operating Room Scrub Technician in a hospital or surgery center setting is preferred.

Required Licensure and/or Certifications:

• Current CPR certification.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

AVH Conduct/Compliance Expectations:

• Ability to adhere with AVH Leaves of Absence Policy
• Ability to adhere with AVH Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy
• Ability to adhere with AVH Recording of Hours Worked Policy
• Ability to adhere to the department dress code
• Ability to organize work and establish priorities