Surgical Scrub Technician

Main function: Responsible for ensuring proper care and use of surgical instruments.

• Philosophy:

• Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives

• Performs in accordance with facility policies and procedures

• Follows facility standards for ethical business conduct

• Conducts self as a positive role model and team member

• Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties

• Participates in facility committees, meetings, in-services, and activities

• Communication:

• Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers

• Interacts with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner

• Comprehends and interprets verbal orders and directions

• Financial practices:

• Uses facility resources appropriately and avoids wasteful practices

• Reports wasteful practices

• Analyzes work area and recommends cost-effective improvements

• Compliance program:

• Contributes to the organization’s compliance program

• Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures

• Safety/risk-management program:

• Adheres to safety policies and procedures

• Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and noncompliance to the safety officer or designated person

• Professional competence:

• Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences

• Shares knowledge gained with staff

• Maintains membership in relevant professional organizations

• Seeks new learning opportunities and accepts challenging responsibilities

• Welcomes suggestions and recommendations

• Duties:

• Perform specified functions to meet requirements of each approved procedure

• Assemble supplies and equipment for scheduled procedures according to physicians’ preference cards

• Inspect equipment for proper working condition

• Follow principles of aseptic technique and operating/procedure room procedures

• Adhere to aseptic technique when opening sterile packages and preparing for procedures

• Arrange instruments according to the given procedure and confirm instruments work properly

• Maintain availability of instruments and supplies to avoid delays

• Report observed or suspected breaks in sterile technique and take action according to policy

• Correctly use, care for, clean, and sterilize instruments, supplies, and equipment as directed

• Handle equipment and instruments to ensure appropriate availability and safety

• Maintain adequate supplies in the operating room for immediate access during procedures

• Assist in storing and stocking supplies as directed

• Maintain and update instrument cards and surgeons’ preference cards

• Respond in a timely manner to meet the needs of patients and physicians

• Document patient-care records and other forms according to facility policies and procedures

• Accurately advise others responsible for patient care about patient status

• Responsibility for assets: Not applicable

• Qualifications:

• Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, and physicians

• Ability to promote a favorable facility image with physicians, patients, insurance companies, and the general public

• Ability to make decisions and solve problems

• Requirements (Required):

• High school diploma or GED

• Local candidates required

• Accredited through CAAHEP or ABHES

• Completion of surgical scrub technician course

• Operating room experience

• Strong ethical and moral character references

• Requirements (Preferred):

• Two years’ previous operating room experience

• Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) experience

• Job quality requirements:

• Accuracy

• Attention to detail

• Timeliness

• Organization

• Ability to accomplish tasks with little supervision

• Dependability:

• Attendance

• Punctuality

• Ability to follow instructions

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Physical/mental requirements:

• Ability to sit/stand for long periods and walk

• Capability for occasional overhead and low reaching

• Physical strength for equipment needs and patient-care activities

• Visual and auditory acuity for timely response and patient-care assessment

• Ability to move quickly in response to patient needs

• Ability to make frequent judgments and respond to routine problems

• Ability to make occasional judgments and respond to disasters or emergencies, actual events, or drills

• Working conditions (environmental):

• Well lit and ventilated environment with non-hazardous and hazardous equipment

• Category I: involves occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids and materials

• Reports to: Clinical director

• Supervises: Not applicable

• Contacts:

• Patients

• Patients’ family/significant others

• Physicians and physician office personnel

• Facility personnel

• Vendors

• Administration

• Medical director

• Governing body

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