Responsibilities and Duties:

• Preoperative responsibilities:
  
  • Checks preference sheet for procedure and gathers supplies.
  • Open sterile supplies
  • Scrubs, gowns and gloves, sets up sterile field
  • Examines instrumentation for functionality and cleanliness
  • Performs count with circulator

• Pre-Incision responsibilities:
  
  • Completes setting up sterile field
  • Assists surgeon and assistants with gowning and gloving
  • Assists with draping the patient and preparing items needed for procedure (suctions, cautery, etc.)
  • Participates in the time out
    
    
• Procedure responsibilities:
  
  • Maintains an organized sterile field
  • Anticipates the surgeons' needs for equipment/instruments
  • Monitoring of sponges, sharps and instruments
  • Verifies specimen with surgeon prior to passing to circulator
    
    
• Closing incision responsibilities:
  
  • Counts with circulator at proper intervals-when closure of peritoneum is initiated
  • Prepares closing suture and dressing
  • Begins organizing dirty instruments
  • Assists with wound closure if necessary
  • Assists with application of wound dressing
  • Prepares instruments for terminal cleaning, discards disposable items, disposed of sharps properly.

• To apply ethical principles in caring for the patient and serving the family
• To carry out duties and responsibilities per legal requirement under their Scope of Practice
• Actively lead a culture of safe care per the Vision and Values of Community Memorial Hospital
• All other duties and responsibilities as designated by the Director Surgical Services

Job Requirements:

• Certification as Surgical Scrub Tech or LPN or is grandfather in the NYS requirement
• Certification in BLS
• Must complete 15 hours of continuing education annually