MAJOR DUTIES: 1. Scrub Technician: As a scrub technician, selects, assembles, and organizes required supplies,equipment, and instruments for specific surgical procedure in accordance with operative worksheets, physician preference cards and/or conferring with physicians or charge nurse. Handsinstruments to the surgeon during the procedure by anticipating the surgeon's needs. Maintainsalertness for complications developing during surgery such as hemorrhage, shock and cardiac arrest and immediately supplies instruments, drugs, and supplies to correct the condition. Takes sponge,instrument, and sharp counts; measures blood and fluid loss. Assists with application of dressings.Surgical assistant actively engages in the manipulation of tissue with the proper instruments bothintuitively by previous experience and by direction of the surgeon to facilitate and make possiblethe successful completion of the given procedure. 2. Circulator Assistant: As a circulator assistant, obtains sterile supplies, sutures, dressings, linens,etc., for the specific procedure; opens instrument sets, pours solutions, sets up and adjustequipment such as electric coagulator, electric bone saw, operating microscope, air power drills,defibrillators and resuscitators; makes suction connections and adjusts operating lights. Obtainssupplies needed during surgery such as blood, drugs, solutions, instruments, and additional sterilesupplies; prepares specimens for laboratory; properly labels specimens; takes specimens to thelaboratory; records designated data on patient log. Responsible for aseptic techniques maintenanceduring the process of preparing for and assisting in the surgical procedure. 3. Operating Room Maintenance: a. Cleans operating room after surgery, removes and disposes of soiled and/or contaminatedmaterials; changes linen; washes, disassembles, sterilizes, and reassembles instruments. Removesgross contamination, soil, blood, tissue fragments, body fluids by wiping, soaking, rinsing,scrubbing, and operates various kind of equipment such as ultrasonic cleaner and washer sterilizers.Replenishes sterile packs and general supplies and restocks shelves after taking stock levelinventory. Required to perform medical supply technician duties on a routine basis. In the absenceof housekeeping personnel, mops and disinfects all equipment in the operating room suites. Sets upand performs first echelon maintenance on all operating room equipment. b. Selects appropriate methods for sterilizing, balancing time constraints with possible detrimentaleffects of quicker methods. Tests operation of equipment daily to ensure effectiveness andparameters of sterilization are met. Removes items from pre-sterilizers and reassembles trays bysize and sets based on inventory needs and instrument sets card. Arranges instruments in the traysin the correct manner. Removes items from sterilizers; inspects packages for indications of propersterilization, aerating packages, labeling items to show date of sterilization, load number and shelflife. Stores items in such a way to preserve the sterile condition. Assembles operating room cartsaccording to the schedule. Required to clean all autoclaves in the section on weekends, run sporetest daily, and keep documentation in records in compliance with Joint Commission AccreditationHospital Organization and Infection Control Standards and as Quality Assurance for patient safetyand tracking mechanisms. c. Orients and trains newly assigned personnel and students; explains operating room proceduresand requirements; identifies and explains use of surgical instruments and equipment, sterilizationtechniques and aseptic procedures. Gives and receives in-service training in new technology,equipment, instruments, and new techniques. Performs other duties as assigned.