Scrub Assistant - Helen Keller - Operating Room - PRN - Shift 1

Huntsville Hospital Health System•Sheffield, AL

About The Position

The Scrub Assistant facilitates operative and other invasive procedures by preparing and providing sterile instruments, supplies, and equipment. The role maintains the sterile field and anticipates and responds to the needs of the surgical team. It also includes duties in the Endoscopic (GI) area, including scope processing and assisting with endoscopic and diagnostic procedures. The position promotes the organization’s mission, vision, and values and follows applicable rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, and Code of Conduct standards.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent preferred.
Ability to handle critical and emergency situations and pressure from multiple demands.
Flexibility to handle long and irregular hours.
Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology of tissue handling.

Nice To Haves

Previous medical experience.
Completion of an ORT course.
Previous experience as an ORT.

Responsibilities

Assemble supplies and equipment required for procedures.
Prepare and organize sterile supplies and instruments for procedures.
Perform accounting procedures in concert with the RN circulator.
Assist with placement of sterile drapes.
Provide instruments, medications, and supplies to the surgical team during procedures.
Maintain an organized sterile field, ensure its sterility, and take corrective actions as needed.
Prepare sterile dressings.
Clean and prepare surgical instruments for processing and transport them to decontamination areas.
Assist with post-procedure cleaning of operating or other invasive procedure rooms and prepare rooms for subsequent patients.
Participate in ongoing education and competency verification applicable to scrub person activities.
Monitor and help maintain adequate operating room and procedure stocks, supplies, and equipment.
Manage patient specimens according to organizational policy and procedures.
Perform interventions necessary to ensure procedures are performed on the correct site, side, and level.
Maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
Wash, disinfect, and assemble scopes for procedures in the Endoscopic (GI) area.
Assess scope functionality and report repair or replacement needs to a supervisor.
Maintain endoscope usage records and repair logs.
Accurately identify patients and schedule patients and procedures in the computer system.
Assist with accurate handling of specimens and assist physicians with endoscopic and diagnostic procedures.
Work according to applicable rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, and Code of Conduct standards.
Remain flexible with scheduling and perform other related duties as assigned or requested.