Certified Scrub Tech - Operating Room

Location: Abilene, TX

Job Type: 13 Weeks contract

Shift: 0630-1500, 0630-1900 - Call is optional

Start Date: Quick Start

Hourly Pay Rate/salary: $70 an hour

Hours in a week: 36

No. of Openings 5

Note: Traveler must live 150 miles or more from our facilities in order to be considered.

About US:

United Health Care Staffing (DBA: United Health System) is a well-known provider for healthcare services within United States. United Health Care Staffing has always strived to be Customer-oriented, Compassionate, Candid and Compliant. We are committed for your success. You can count on us! At United Health Care Staffing (DBA: United Health System), we realize the key to success is to be Customer-oriented, Compassionate, Candid and Compliant. We are committed to strive for your success

Job Description:

Serves as scrub person for basic surgical procedures and participates in complex surgical procedures as needed. Follows department procedures for scrub persons by assembling surgical packs, supplies and instruments for surgical cases and preparing operating room for surgery. Inspects instruments and power equipment prior to use to assure operational order and troubleshoots, reports, and removes faulty instrument and equipment from service. Assures adequate amount of appropriate supplies and instrumentation are available in accordance with surgeon's preference and counts all instruments, needles, and sponges with registered nurse according to procedure. Inventories and monitors instruments, sponges and needles on operative field using department count procedures. Adjusts instrumentation and supplies to changes in procedures and patient condition. Assists with monitoring and reporting blood and fluid loss during cases. Ascertains correctness of count prior to closure of body cavities and surgical wound. assist circulating nurse with restocking the room at end of shift. Anticipates surgeon's needs and assists surgeon by draping patients, holding/passing instruments, retractors, sutures, and medications, applying surgical dressings, suctioning and sponging surgical wounds, holding extremities, and moving patients. Recognizes and reports emergency situations. Adjusts priorities and participates in resolving problems as appropriate. Assists in identification, labeling and proper specimen disposition using departmental procedures. Performs or assists in sterile preps as needed/requested by monitoring aseptic techniques of surgical team members at field, reporting and correcting breaks in sterile technique immediately, and controlling location of contaminated instruments and supplies. Maintains appropriate quantities of surgical supplies and equipment by restocking room with necessary equipment and supplies and apprises supervisor of special requests for surgical supplies and equipment. Assists with decontamination of all equipment, instruments, and supplies as necessary and assists with cleaning rooms, furniture, and equipment according to established procedures