Scrub Assistant - Highlands Surgery - PRN - 1st Shift

Huntsville Hospital Health System; Scottsboro (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Highlands Medical Center in Scottsboro, part of the Huntsville Hospital Health System, is seeking a Scrub Assistant to support surgical teams under RN guidance. The role emphasizes maintaining aseptic environment, preparing equipment and supplies, and ensuring OR readiness for cases.

You will scrub, gown and glove team members, prepare sterile fields, pass instruments, count supplies with the RN Circulator, and assist with instrument reprocessing and sterilization per policy.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Successful completion of a Scrub Tech program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares equipment and supplies for use in the procedure.
• Determine room is in readiness and OR suite is stocked for case.
• Scrubs, gowns and glove self and other team members for the procedures, prepares sterile tables and instruments, utilizing proper aseptic technique.
• Prepares instruments and supplies on sterile field in a timely manner.
• Passes instruments accurately during case.
• Counts sponges, needles and instruments with RN Circulator according to established procedure.
• Labels all solutions/medications as they are added to the sterile field.
• Handles instruments and supplies correctly and ensure their proper functioning.
• Collects and maintains specimens and assures proper identification by the staff nurse.
• Anticipate the surgeon’s needs and request additional items from RN Circulator in sufficient time for surgical teams use.
• Utilizes physician preference cards in preparing for specific operative procedures and updates after each case.
• Utilizes principles of Standard Precautions during surgical procedures.
• Direct and assist with between case clean-up and proceed with preparation for the next case, restocks supplies and equipment after surgical procedures.
• Performs second assistant duties as outlined by Huntsville Hospital policy.
• Performs instrument reprocessing and sterilization procedures.
• Identifies instruments and places in instrument sets completely.
• Operates sterilizers.
• Maintains sterilization records through documentation of the sterilization process.
• Reports problems with sterilization immediately to the O.R. Charge Nurse.
• Performs Attest (biological test) appropriately.
• Assists in orientation of new employee and provides support as needed.
• Demonstrates accountability by staying informed of current changes in practice, new equipment, and quality initiatives.
• Attends/completes all required in-services.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Successful completion of a Scrub Tech program

Job description

Overview

The Scrub Assistant, under the guidance of the RN provides services to surgical patients, maintaining an aseptic environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares equipment and supplies for use in the procedure.
• Determine room is in readiness and OR suite is stocked for case.
• Scans case carts / instruments on each case.
• Scrubs, gowns and glove self and other team members for the procedures, prepares sterile tables and instruments, utilizing proper aseptic technique.
• Prepares instruments and supplies on sterile field in a timely manner.
• Passes instruments accurately during case.
• Counts sponges, needles and instruments with RN Circulator according to established procedure.
• Labels all solutions/medications as they are added to the sterile field.
• Handles instruments and supplies correctly and ensure their proper functioning.
• Collects and maintains specimens and assures proper identification by the staff nurse.
• Anticipate the surgeon’s needs and request additional items from RN Circulator in sufficient time for surgical teams use.
• Utilizes physician preference cards in preparing for specific operative procedures and updates after each case.
• Utilizes principles of Standard Precautions during surgical procedures.
• Direct and assist with between case clean-up and proceed with preparation for the next case, restocks supplies and equipment after surgical procedures.
• Performs second assistant duties as outlined by Huntsville Hospital policy.
• Performs instrument reprocessing and sterilization procedures.

• Identifies instruments and places in instrument sets completely.
• Operates sterilizers.
• Maintains sterilization records through documentation of the sterilization process.
• Reports problems with sterilization immediately to the O.R. Charge Nurse.
• Performs Attest (biological test) appropriately.
• Assists in orientation of new employee and provides support as needed.
• Demonstrates accountability by staying informed of current changes in practice, new equipment, and quality initiatives.
• Attends/completes all required in-services.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Successful completion of a Scrub Tech program preferred.

About Us

Highlands Medical Centeris a 170-bed hospital located in Scottsboro, offering a wide variety of emergency, inpatient and outpatient services to support the wellness of our community. A part of the Huntsville Hospital Health System, HMC has the strength of a collaborative group of high-performing hospitals across North Alabama to share information, processes, ideas and quality initiatives for continual enhancements to the care and services offered to meet the health care needs of our diverse community.Accredited by the Joint Commission, Highlands Medical Center stands out as one of the top-rated healthcare providers in the state.

In addition to Highlands Medical Center, the system provides many services through owned-entities across the community - Highlands Family Medicine, Highlands Home Health, Highlands Occupational Medicine,Highlands Surgical Services, Jackson County Family Medicine, Scottsboro OB-GYN, Highlands Pediatrics, and Highlands Health & Rehab and Cumberland Health & Rehab, two rehabilitation and long-term care nursing homes. With over 720 employees, HMC is one of the largest employers in Jackson County.