Certified Scrub Tech

Prisma Health • Greenville, SC

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Assists patients of all ages before, during, and after surgical procedures by performing scrub duties and related functions as a member of the surgical team, from novice to advanced beginner level, while completing identified job competencies. Maintains patient safety, privacy, and confidentiality; complies with legal aspects of patient care, sterilization standards, and standards for handling sharps or contaminated instruments. Participates in quality improvement activities and completes required annual hospital education.

Prepares supplies, instruments, and the operating room for procedures; assists the surgical team during operations; helps maintain instrument, needle, and sponge counts; identifies and cares for specimens; and handles drugs and solutions under RN direction. Cleans and prepares rooms between procedures and performs terminal cleaning at the end of the day. Maintains aseptic technique and acts to correct potential breaches. May coach, mentor, and train coworkers and support integration of new team members. This is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive. The position is on the day shift at Patewood Outpt Ctr/Med Offices, Patewood Hospital, in the Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Lab-POC.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a Surgical Technology program or Surgical Technologist training in the U.S. Armed Forces; an in-lieu pathway is available under the conditions specified in the posting.
• No previous experience required.
• CST (Certified Surgical Tech) certification from NBSTSA, or TS-C (Tech in Surgery) certification from NCCT if employed as a surgical tech in South Carolina before January 1, 2008, or if the candidate completed a surgical tech military training program.
• Maintain surgical technology certification.
• Ability to complete 15 hours of mandatory surgical technology education annually.
• Team members employed in this job before July 1, 2020, who are grandfathered under state law and lack surgical tech certification are not required to obtain certification but must complete 15 hours of annual continuing surgical technology education.

Responsibilities

• Collect supplies and instruments for procedures according to the Surgeon Preference Card.
• Prepare the operating room by opening sterile supplies, setting up the table, and arranging instruments and supplies for the case.
• Assist the surgical team during operative procedures.
• Assist in maintaining correct counts of instruments, needles, and sponges.
• Identify and care for specimens.
• Handle drugs and solutions under the direction of the RN.
• Clean and prepare rooms between procedures and terminally clean them at the end of the day.
• Return unused supplies, instruments, and extra equipment to proper storage.
• Maintain aseptic technique, monitor for potential breaches, and take action to correct them.
• Model Prisma Health behavior expectations.
• Assist with coaching, mentoring, and training coworkers as assigned; train and assist with integrating new team members.
• Share knowledge, ideas, and expertise to support the team and department.
• Complete annual age-specific accountabilities and required hospital education.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed