Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
Plans, implements, and evaluates surgical patient care in a timely and accurate manner.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Formal Education / Training:
- High school graduate.
- Must respond to the hospital within thirty minutes for “on call” requirements.
- Previous scrub tech experience or graduate of scrub tech school
- Earned a Surgical Technology diploma or degree from a college or university or has 18 months experience prior to July 1, 2006
- Current certification through NBSTSA or equivalent, within 6 months of employment
Workplace Experience:
Peri operative Care
Equipment and Skills Training:
The ability to work well under pressure, to function dependently and independently and to be flexible in applying basic nursing knowledge to a variety of setting. Equipment for the following surgical specialties: general, AEM; genitourinary, lithotripsy; ophthalmologic/Phacoemulsification/I plastic; orthopedic/Andrews table/total joint replacement/Captain’s Chair/ spinal fixation cases; ENT; obstetric/gynecologic; vascular; oral; Amsco Flash Autoclave; Network computer system, Omnicell Medication System, AT&T Language Line.
Physical Environment:
A surgical unit with patient population ranging from less than one year of age> ninety-nine plus years of age.
Physical Effort:
- Requires the ability to communicate in English orally and in writing.
- Requires prolonged standing and working for up to twelve hours a day.
- Constantly required to push/pull objects up to 175 lbs.
- Requires the ability to lift and turn patients with assistance up to 250 lbs.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Collaborates with appropriate surgical team members to effectively coordinate the delivery of patient care in a timely manner.
- Anticipates and provides equipment and supplies in a timely manner and organized manner based on the needs of the patient and surgeon.
- Creates and maintains a sterile field by using principles of aseptic practice in varying situations, initiates corrective action when break in technique occurs, communicates/documents maintenance of sterile field.
- Handles/ transports/ prepares medications/ solutions safely and in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
- Performs counts by following established policy and procedures, initiates corrective action when counts are incorrect, and communicates results of counts.
- Assists with control of the OR Suite environment (temperature, humidity, and sensory) maintain traffic patterns, and adheres to OR sanitation policies.
- Return equipment and supplies to proper place and prepare OR room for next case.
- Demonstrates responsibility for cost containment using supplies judiciously and documents patient charges completely and accurately.
- Maintain position specific qualification
- Facilitates staff development, assists with the orientation and training of new personnel, and participates in the development of educational program for co-workers.
- Demonstrates responsibility for assigned communication.
- Returns promptly from breaks and gives breaks as needed.
- Completes special assignments, pulls cases that are add-ons and prepares for the next day.
