Travel Surg Tech - $1,889 per week in Lancaster, CA

Weekly Pay Range - $1700 To $1889

AM - 05 : 15 PM Call for weekday / weekend and Holidays

Description :

The Operating Room Scrub Technician must be able to competently assist the surgeon during an

operative or other invasive procedure and must ensure the integrity of the sterile field at all times. The

scrub tech always functions under the supervision of the registered nurse.

Essential Duties :

Ensures that the operating room and environment are ready prior to the patient being brought into

the room and that all necessary instruments, supplies, and equipment are available for the case.

Assures that the surgeon's preference card was consulted and is current; any irregularities will be

brought to the attention of the circulating nurse in the room.

Assures that all instruments and equipment are in proper working condition before the case begins.

Validates that the humidity and temperature of the operating room suite are in appropriate range;

any irregularities will be brought to the attention of the circulating nurse in the room.

Opens all necessary supplies to begin the procedure using appropriate sterile technique.

Continuously validates the sterility of all products and instrumentation that are put onto the sterile

field, both before and during the procedure.

Communicates immediately with the circulating nurse any break in sterility or any irregularity in the

sterile package.

Sets up the sterile field in the standard manner allowing for visualization of all items during counts.

Performs all counts per department policy.

Assists the surgeon and circulating nurse to appropriately position and drape the patient prior to the

start of the procedure.

Does not hand the surgeon a scalpel or any other instrument to begin the procedure until after the

Time Out" has been completed.

Is responsible for anticipating surgeon's needs during procedure.

Assists the surgeon by passing appropriate instruments during the procedure.

Through observation of the activity on the field, is able to have appropriate instrumentation ready

before the surgeon asks for it.

Operates specialized technical equipment safely and efficiently keeping all appropriate parts sterile

during the procedure.

Accounts for all needles, sponges, instruments, and all other foreign bodies on-going during the

intra-operative phase of the procedure.

Properly handles, identifies, labels and disposes of specimens according to hospital Policy, and

assures that right and left tissues are clearly differentiated.

Accepts medication on to the field only after validating the order from the surgeon; visualizing the

label; and identifying the name, strength, and expiration date of the medication.

Labels all medications and fluids on the field with correct name and strength, when appropriate.

Assists with room turnover activities.

Accounts for all instruments, preparing them for CPD by cleaning off all gross materials and

immersing appropriate instruments into a disinfectant / enzymatic solution.

Tags all instruments that have malfunctioned and notifies CPD.

Cleans medical equipment per manufacturer's recommendations and returns equipment to the correct storage location.

Properly tags all non-functioning equipment, writing a clear description of the problem on the tag and

moving the equipment to the correct location for Bio-med pick-up; communicates this with the

circulating nurse.

Returns unused supplies to the proper location,

Stocks supplies and linens as needed in the room,

Assists with cleaning the operating room as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Knowledge and practices of proper safety skills.

Skills and abilities obtained through completion of a basic orientation course provided

by surgical services.

Ability to transfer patients, gurneys, IV poles, and / or wheel chairs safely.

Ability to relieve clerical staff at desk, as needed.

Education / Experience :

Completion of a Surgery Technician course is required.

Operating Room Technician certification highly desirable.

Two years’ of Acute, long-term, and for institutional experience.

Certification / License :