Job Description Summary:

Part Time Casual, As Needed (PRN)

Responsibilities And Duties:

40%

• Prepares for surgical cases by obtaining and preparing appropriate supplies, equipment, and instruments, reviews surgeon's preferences to determine required items.
• Establishes and maintains a sterile field and presents instruments to the operating team.
• Delivers appropriate instruments/supplies utilizing proper principles of sterile technique.
• Acts as 2nd assistant to surgeon, performing duties related to draping and operative site exposure.
• Responsible for removal of all sharps and initials return card for verification.
• Can hold extremities.
• Assist with casting and splinting.
• Mixes medications on the sterile field once verification by a registered nurse has occurred.
• Assist with positioning, can fix specimens in formalin (annual competency required), assists circulator in proper care and handling of surgical specimens.
• Can wash and thaw grafts, can hold a stapler while surgeon fires it, can operate skin stapler for the purpose of wound approximation and can assist with the dislocation of joints if yearly competency is accomplished.
• Can cut suture material as directed by and under the supervision of a surgeon.
• Can apply ESU to clamps or forceps for hemostasis under the direct supervision of the surgeon.
• Can assist anesthesia if yearly competency is accomplished.
• Can assist with patient skin prep if yearly competency is accomplished.
• Can change out camera and robotic instruments during endoscopic procedures under the direct supervision of the surgeon.
• Can manipulate the uterus during robotic cases under the direct supervision of the surgeon.

40%

Equipment and Supply Maintenance:

• Assists in post-procedure cleaning of the OR/equipment, returns equipment/supplies to proper areas.
• Assists in room re-stocking.
• May run dart/biologics for sterilizers (annual competency required).
• Reports any damaged equipment appropriately.
• Mops floor between cases, and ensures that all equipment cords are not frayed and free from cuts as well as other duties as assigned.

20%

Unit Operations:

• Participates in unit operations to contribute to efficiency of department, effective communication, quality care, personal growth as well as development, training, and orientation of new personnel.
• Maintains all annual unit specific competencies, ACE and PAR requirements.
• Will mentor new associates.
• CAN DO:
  • Can mix medications on the sterile field, following verification with an RN.
  • Can deliver medications to the sterile field if an RN is in scrub role.
  • Can run dart / biologics for sterilizers if annual competency has been met.
  • Can sterilize instrumentation if annual competency has been met.
  • Can assist with positioning.
  • Can hold extremities.
  • Can check next case cart.
  • Can perform room turnover and set-up for subsequent cases.
  • Can assist with casting and splint application/removal.
  • Can participate in verification of specimen and specimen labeling with Surgery team.
  • Can fix specimens in formalin as long as annual competency has been met.
  • Can wash or thaw grafts.
  • Can assist RN circulator under direct supervision.
  • Can hold a stapler while the surgeon fires it.
  • Can cut suture material as directed by and under the supervision of a surgeon.
  • Can operate the skin stapler for the purpose of wound approximation.
  • Can assist in the dislocation of joints as long as annual competency has been met.