JOB DUTIES

Ability to assist with operative policies and procedures following AORN and Meadville Medical Center guidelines.

Lift and transport patients, provide proper positioning for patients.

Provide treatment and to maintain patient comfort and safety.

AGE/DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

To appropriately care for all patients in surgery with appropriate assessments, communication, safety and skills.

 SPECIFIC JOB DEMANDS

Strength: Medium Work - Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling 20 - 50 Lbs. occasionally, 10 - 25 Lbs. frequently or up to 10 Lbs. constantly.

Stooping: Occasionally - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Reaching: Frequently - Extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.

Handling: Frequently - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands. Fingers are involved only to the extent that they are an extension of the hand, such as to turn a switch or shift automobile gears.

Fingering: Frequently - Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

Feeling: Frequently - Noting attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Talking: Frequently - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing: Frequently - Perceiving the nature of sounds by ear.

Near Acuity: Frequently - Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.

Accommodation: Occasionally - Adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This factor is required when doing near point work at varying distances from the eye.

Color Vision: Frequently - Ability to identify and distinguish colors.

MINIMUM EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

Must be a high school graduate. Must be open to extensive training over a six-month period to become competent as a Surgical Scrub Tech.  Must be open to corrective criticism and have the ability to retain and return demonstrate proper surgical table set ups.  Effective note taking is required.

Communication skills necessary to effectively:

Provide instruction to staff, patient and/or significant other.

Provide explanation to staff, patient and/or significant other.

Communicates with other members of health team in a calm professional manner.

Computer usage.

Physical requirements for above: talking, telephone usage and hearing.

Ability to concentrate and prioritize, plan and perform professional care to resolve patient care problems and interact with patients, families, surgical staff and other team members.

Able to share with nursing team plans necessary to develop and implement a plan of care for the patient’s well-being.

BLS required.