What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scrub Tech position at Community Memorial Hospital?
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Preoperative responsibilities:
- Checks preference sheet for procedure and gathers supplies.
- Open sterile supplies
- Scrubs, gowns and gloves, sets up sterile field
- Examines instrumentation for functionality and cleanliness
- Performs count with circulator
- Pre-Incision responsibilities:
- Completes setting up sterile field
- Assists surgeon and assistants with gowning and gloving
- Assists with draping the patient and preparing items needed for procedure (suctions, cautery, etc.) Participates in the time out
- Procedure responsibilities:
- Maintains an organized sterile field
- Anticipates the surgeons' needs for equipment/instruments
- Monitoring of sponges, sharps and instruments Verifies specimen with surgeon prior to passing to circulator
- Closing incision responsibilities:
- Counts with circulator at proper intervals-when closure of peritoneum is initiated
- Prepares closing suture and dressing
- Begins organizing dirty instruments
- Assists with wound closure if necessary
- Assists with application of wound dressing
- Prepares instruments for terminal cleaning, discards disposable items, disposed of sharps properly.
- To apply ethical principles in caring for the patient and serving the family
- To carry out duties and responsibilities per legal requirement under their Scope of Practice
- Actively lead a culture of safe care per the Vision and Values of Community Memorial Hospital
- All other duties and responsibilities as designated by the Director Surgical Services
Job Requirements:
- Certification as Surgical Scrub Tech or LPN or is grandfather in the NYS requirement
- Certification in BLS
- Must complete 15 hours of continuing education annually
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