Scrub Technician

Job Description

Job Summary:

• To provide safe care for patients following established standards and practices in accordance with professional and hospital standards.
• Contacts: Constant interaction with internal and external customers to include (but not limited to) patients, families, physicians, employees and visitors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Assists in the coordination of patient care:

• Assists registered nurse in planning patient care.
• Collaborates with other health team members.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Acts in the role of support during the surgical procedure but not as a surgical assistant during the surgical procedure.

2. Implements patient care:

• Creates and maintains asepsis.
• Performs scrubbing duties.
• Communicates patient information to the appropriate persons.
• Accounts for all equipment and supplies used in patient care.

3. Interpersonal skills:

• Communicates with peers, other health team members, patients, visitors.
• Maintains adaptability.
• Supports teamwork within the department and units.
• Resolves problems.
• Consistently meets the department’s Customer Service Quality Standards.

4. Clinical preceptor:

• Performs clinical preceptor role for scrubbing and follows orientation outline, collaborating with the patient care coordinator, educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist.

5. Care of environment and equipment:

• Maintains cleanliness in unit.
• Maintains and cleans equipment.
• Held responsible for the equipment use and care in which is used during the surgical case.
• Performs other job duties and responsibilities as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of organizational policies and procedures to provide patient care.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Ability to communicate clearly.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• This position has limited access to Medication Rooms.
• Medications should not be handled at any time.
• Any questions should be directed to your supervisor or the charge nurse of the unit in question.

Physical Demands/ Work Environment:

• Frequent standing for long periods of time, walking, bending, crouching, stooping.
• Frequent lifting/moving patients.
• Intermittent lifting, moving or carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent use of finger/hand dexterity.
• Constant reaching with hands/arms and twisting.
• Frequent talking and/or hearing.
• Corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue.
• Possible exposure to infectious materials, communicable diseases and/or other conditions common to a healthcare environment.
• Intermittent exposure to risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
• Moderate to high noise level in work area.
• Requires work under stressful conditions, deadlines, or irregular hours.
• May be required to take call and/or work weekends/holidays based on the needs of the department.