Perinatal Scrub Technician

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY : The Perinatal Scrub Technician (PST) performs duties related to patient care and comfort under the direct supervision of licensed personnel. Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, the PST functions as a team member in the provision of patient care, prior to, during, and immediately following the surgical procedure performed in the Operating Room. In addition, the PST performs special procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Assists in the patient preparation, positioning, and surgical preps as directed
• Assist in the provision of a safe and aseptic environment for the Perinatal patient
• Jointly with the Circulating Charge R.N., is responsible for the needle, sponge, and instrument counts
• Shows respect for instruments and handles them carefully. Uses, with understanding, special equipment, and is responsible for cleaning them
• Performs other related duties as needed to facilitate workflow and to promote health care
• Assures that work and assignment areas are clean and that equipment and supplies are properly cared for and stored daily.
• Assists with table instruments and room clean-up
• Provides patient assistance through training experience :

Answers call lights, intercoms promptly and courteously

Completes birth certificates, paternity forms, and immunization records as appropriate promptly

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES :

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS :

AGE OF THE POPULATION SERVED :

Newborn Infant / Pediatric Adolescent Adult Geriatric  All X No Patient Care

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Manual dexterity with fine motor ability to operate and handle equipment used in the department; Ability to hear the spoken word, auscultate for physical assessment skills and monitor alarms; Ability to see written type with corrective lenses; Ability to stand for up to several hours at a time; Ability to climb stairs; Must be able to lift 25 pounds and able to perform tasks of lifting, turning, and transferring patients.

MENTAL REQUIREMENT : Ability to follow written and oral instructions, must have the ability and desire to learn job functions outlined in the job description, must work as part of a team to achieve a common goal, and must maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

SCHEDULING AND AVAILABILITY :

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