Ambulatory Scrub Technician

City/State:

West Nyack, New York Department:

West Nyack Ambulatory Surgery  

Shift: Day Work Days:

MON-FRI Scheduled

Hours:

8 AM-4:30 PM Scheduled Daily

Hours:

8.5 HOURS Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Hourly Rate/Range:$40.00+For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

Job Summary Performs a variety of duties in the Center, as a member of the surgical team. Scrubs on all types of cases performed at the Center, including orthopedic, pain and local cases. Assists in preparation for cases by  picking instruments  and set-up and maintenance of sterile field. May also function as surgeon's second assistant. Assist OR team in all aspects of room turnover.

Pick soft goods and instrumentation to facilitate preparation for following days' surgery.

Essential Functions

C. Environment and Demands
1. Environmental Demands:
Indoor area with frequent exposure to mild discomfort from dust, fumes, temperature and noise. Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues, and other potentially infectious materials.
2. Essential Physical and Cognitive Demands, Manual Dexterity:
Requires prolonged periods of standing in place at sterile field. Requires ability to perform lifting and transport of patients. Lift/handle/carry materials, trays or equipment of moderate weight (20 to 50 lbs).

B. MISSION/STRATEGIC PLAN:
Participates in activities which support the mission of the hospital

C. JOB SPECIFIC

COMPETENCIES:

Montefiore Nyack Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) specific job competencies:
1. Prepares for next days scheduled procedures by cases, using surgeon’s preference cards to assure that all necessary supplies, soft goods, instruments and equipment are available. Labels case order and prepares a needs list accurately in collaboration with Central Sterile team.
2. Actively assists without direction in surgery suite maintenance including case preparation, turn-over, and terminal cleaning. Follows AORN Recommended Practices and Center policy.
3. Assists team and with inventory control, informing & updating materials team of low par-levels
4. Performs daily stocking and re-stocking of OR and clean-supply stock room. Ambulatory Scrub Tech Clinical job competencies:
1. Demonstrates appropriate sterile and aseptic techniques, at all times in the surgery suite.
2. Demonstrates appropriate dress, according to policy, at all times in the surgery suite.
3. Performs scrub technician and surgery assistant function according to AORN Recommended Practices and Center policies:

A. Performs appropriate hand scrub at beginning of day and for each case thereafter.

B. Dons sterile dress appropriately, using closed glove technique.

C. Demonstrates set-up and maintenance of the sterile field for all assigned cases.

D. Demonstrates instrument set-up, arranging instrumentation, equipment and supplies on the mayo and back table(s) as appropriate for the assigned case and according to AORN Recommended Practices, Center policy and the surgeon’s preference card.

E. Anticipates the intra-operative needs of the surgeon and other members of the surgical team, such as instrumentation, sponges, sutures, suction and cautery.

F. Assists surgeon in holding retractors after placement by the physician, whenever possible. G. Passes instruments to members of the surgical team in a safe manner and in such a way as to not divert attention away from the operative field, whenever possible. H. Handles sharps appropriately and performs required and as-needed sharps counts, per policy, so as to safeguard the patient, self and other members of the surgical team.

I. Manages the operative field, including drapes,…