Certified Surgical Technologist

Opportunity:

Scrub Tech - Scrub Tech

Job Details:

• Participate as a team member in the planning and implementation of nursing care for each patient
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, and ancillary services to provide safe patient care
• Clean instruments and ensure sterility using appropriate procedures, including steam autoclave and automated high level disinfectant units
• Select equipment and supplies in an organized manner based on surgical procedure
• Prepare instrument sets according to preference lists, patient history, and age
• Operate sophisticated surgical equipment and adapt to changes in surgical procedures
• Create and maintain sterile field in accordance with AORN Standards at all times
• Perform proper surgical hand scrubbing, donning of sterile gown and gloves, and setting up sterile field
• Assist in proper draping of patients and receive sterile supplies from circulator
• Initiate corrective measures when breaks in sterile technique occur
• Follow policies and procedures for counts and maintain adequate count of all countable items on the sterile field
• Accurately draw up medication with proper labeling of all solutions and syringes
• Serve as preceptor and mentor to new employees
• Assess surgical environment for safety, cleanliness, and compliance with regulatory and organizational standards
• Minimum 1 year of experience required
• OR Tech certification required
• BLS certification through AHA or RQI required