Job Summary:

Able to assist the surgeon and other team members during operative procedures, providing safe, competent care to all age surgical patients, whether elective or  emergency procedures.

Demonstrates through behavior Decatur Morgan Hospital’s mission, vision and values.

Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions 

1.    Prepares sterile field with instruments, supplies, etc., needed for procedures and able to pass to surgeon intraoperatively.

2.    Maintain principles of aseptic technique, infection control, and patient safety.

3.    Ability to understand and retain instructions easily and quickly.

4.    Prepare for surgical cases daily by pulling cases, stocking rooms, and opening sterile field.  

5.    Ability to identify all instruments and sets used for surgical cases.

6.   Work with efficiency and speed.

7.   Knowledgeable of sterilizer equipment and documentation.

8.   Ability to scrub all types of cases and take call for emergency cases.

9.   Follows instructions, adaptable to change, accountable.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required:

Education:  Graduate from accredited Scrub Technical Program, preferably with certification. BCLS required.

Experience: none required