Full-time Nursing
Job Description
• JOB SUMMARY
• The role of the Scrub is to provide direct and indirect care of patients in preoperative preparation and discharge areas and in surgery suites. This position provides patient care according to the anesthesia provider, physician or surgeon’s orders complying with hospital policies and procedures and in conformance with recognized nursing techniques and procedures. This position helps maintain and update departmental policies, procedures and physician preference cards as necessary. This position also packages and processes instruments and supplies in the central sterile area as directed and as necessary. The scrub role may transport patients as directed.
• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Knowledge & Experience
• Skills-
• Demonstrates ability to give and follow instructions accurately
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills necessary to interact with various levels of health care personnel
• Basic skills associated with operating room techniques and procedures
• Knowledge-
• Must be able to act independently and make appropriate judgments within legal scope of practice
• Perioperative and central sterile procedures
• Education-
• High school graduate
• Graduate of accredited program
• Experience-
• Minimum of two (2) years of related experience preferred
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Authority and Accountability
• Extensive exposure to confidential information or matters
• Frequent contact with various persons or groups within and outside of the hospital including employees, department managers, physicians, patients, visitors and outside agency personnel
• Must be able to work with and communicate with different types of people
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Aptitudes
• Must be able to prioritize, utilize critical thinking, and adjust to change
• Must be able to reason and use logical problem-solving skills
• Performs duties that require some latitude for independent judgment and initiative in handling situations out of the ordinary
• Must be motivated, self-directed, flexible and willing to assume additional responsibilities as directed.