OR Scrub Technician Flagstaff Medical Center

OR Scrub Technician, Full Time, Flagstaff Medical Center

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The OR Scrub Tech, under the supervision of Director and/or Clinical Manager/Coordinator, is responsible for preparing supplies and equipment for interventions, using appropriate techniques. Provides technical services as assigned and directed. The OR Scrub Tech assists and/or performs patient procedures that are within the scope of their unit specific Skills Summation. This position works in an in-patient / hospital based environment.

Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Prioritizes and addresses technical needs to meet patient conditions.
• Assists the health care team during surgical procedures by integrating an understanding for anatomy and physiology with the surgical procedure.
• Prioritizes and addresses technical needs to meet patient conditions.
• Provides safe patient care for the intra-operative phase, including specimen handling and medication labeling and handling.

Equipment Management

• Prepares appropriate instruments, sutures, supplies, and equipment for specific procedures and be able to anticipate the sequence of events and needs of the surgeon and patient.
• Maintains, monitors, and restocks equipment and supplies as assigned or as necessary.
• Opens surgical equipment for each case appropriately and anticipates the physician’s needs during each procedure.

Department Partnership

• Accurately processes and communicates provider preferences to RN.
• Facilitates efficient room turnovers as a scrub technician as evidenced by appropriate instruments, supplies and equipment and assisting the team as needed.
• Assists with updating the physician preference cards as appropriate.
• Participates in training and education of new employees and other staff in regard to aseptic techniques and processes.

Compliance/Safety

• Adheres to regulatory and organizational standards affecting patient care and safety as well as all Hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Practices in a safe and cost effective manner.
• Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employees area of responsibility.
• If required for position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
• Completes all company mandatory modules and required job specific training in the specified time frame.
• Maintains timely and accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, EMR entries, and patient responses.
• Responsible for reporting any safety related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.

Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma or GED
- Required

Completion Of OR Technician Education
- Preferred

Certification and Licensure

OR SCRUB TECH NON CERTIFIED
- BLS - Required upon hire

OR SCRUB TECH CERTIFIED
- BLS - Required upon hire

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) OR Tech in Surgery Certified (TS-C) - Required

Employee will obtain and maintain appropriate clinical competencies for the roles assigned by their departmental leader.

Experience

OR SCRUB TECH NON CERTIFIED
- 1 year of OR Tech Experience OR Completion of NAH OR Tech training Program - Required

OR SCRUB TECH CERTIFIED
- 1 Year Of OR Tech Experience - Preferred

or

Completion of NAH OR Tech training Program - Required Seniority level

• Seniority level
  
  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

Job function

• Job function
  
  Health Care Provider
• Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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