Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian - Irvine, CA
posted 14 days ago
About the position
The position involves participating as a member of the surgical team under the direct supervision of an RN/Charge Nurse or Clinical Manager. The individual will function in the role of scrub/assist person, assisting the physician and/or RN, and will be responsible for both direct and indirect care of patients. Key responsibilities include maintaining, caring for instruments, supplies, and equipment according to manufacturers' instructions, standards of infection prevention, and institutional policies/procedures. The role also requires the appropriate initiation and maintenance of sponge, needle, and miscellaneous item counts according to policy. Additionally, the individual will decontaminate, clean, and care for operating room equipment utilizing clean/sterile techniques in a procedural setting. They will identify, gather, and prepare instruments and equipment for all procedures in a timely manner according to preference cards, while also acknowledging the physiological needs of the patient, such as the size of equipment, maintenance of body temperature, and patient safety. On-call duty may be required, and the individual will perform other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Participates as a member of the surgical team under direct supervision of an RN/Charge Nurse or Clinical Manager.
- Functions in the role of scrub/assist person and assists physician and/or RN.
- Responsible for direct and indirect care of patients.
- Assists with maintenance, care of instruments, supplies, and equipment according to manufacturers' instructions, standards of infection prevention, and institutional policies/procedures.
- Practices appropriate initiation and maintenance of sponge, needle, and miscellaneous item counts according to policy.
- Decontaminates, cleans, and cares for operating room equipment utilizing clean/sterile technique.
- Identifies, gathers, and prepares instrument and equipment and specialty items for all procedures in a timely manner according to preference card.
- Acknowledges physiological needs for the patient, including size of equipment, maintenance of body temperature, and patient safety.
- May require on-call duty.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Successful completion of an accredited Surgical Scrub Technician program or equivalent military medical core training (not required for GI Lab).
- Solid computer technical skills required, including proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and additional Organizational systems (Affinity, SMS, and PACS).
- A minimum of 1-year recent OR experience preferred.
- Qualified bilingual or multilingual candidates preferred.
Nice-to-haves
- Certification as Surgical Technologist.
