Scrub Technician

Jobtailor; Cottonwood (AZ); On-site; USD 30,307 - 46,838; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Cottonwood, AZ is seeking an OR Scrub Tech to support the surgical team during procedures, prepare instruments, and ensure smooth room turnover.

You will handle specimen labeling, maintain equipment, assist with medication handling, and help anticipate the surgeon’s needs to keep operations safe and efficient.

Required: HS diploma or GED, CST/TS-C/NCCT certification, BLS, and OR tech experience; preferred OR technician training.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED - Required.
• Completion of OR Technician education - Preferred.
• OR SCRUB TECH NON CERTIFIED 1 year of OR Tech Experience - Required.
• OR SCRUB TECH CERTIFIED 1 year of OR Tech Experience - Preferred or Completion of Tech training Program - Required.
• BLS - Required upon hire.
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST), or Tech in Surgery Certified (TS-C), or NCCT - Required.

Responsibilities

• Prioritizes and addresses technical needs to meet patient conditions.
• Assists the health care team during surgical procedures by integrating an understanding for anatomy and physiology with the surgical procedure.
• Provides safe patient care for the intra-operative phase, including specimen handling and medication labeling and handling.
• Prepares appropriate instruments, sutures, supplies, and equipment for specific procedures and be able to anticipate the sequence of events and needs of the surgeon and patient.
• Maintains, monitors, and restocks equipment and supplies as assigned or as necessary.
• Facilitates efficient room turnovers as a scrub technician as evidenced by appropriate instruments, supplies and equipment and assisting the team as needed.
• Assists with updating the physician preference cards as appropriate.

Skills

Team collaboration

Anticipation of needs

Communication

Education

OR Technician education

Tools

Surgical procedures

Specimen handling

Medication labeling

Instrument preparation

Suture handling

Equipment monitoring

Room turnover

Physician preference cards

Job description

Responsibilities

• Prioritizes and addresses technical needs to meet patient conditions.
• Assists the health care team during surgical procedures by integrating an understanding for anatomy and physiology with the surgical procedure.
• Provides safe patient care for the intra-operative phase, including specimen handling and medication labeling and handling.
• Prepares appropriate instruments, sutures, supplies, and equipment for specific procedures and be able to anticipate the sequence of events and needs of the surgeon and patient.
• Maintains, monitors, and restocks equipment and supplies as assigned or as necessary.
• Facilitates efficient room turnovers as a scrub technician as evidenced by appropriate instruments, supplies and equipment and assisting the team as needed.
• Assists with updating the physician preference cards as appropriate.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED - Required
• Completion of OR Technician education - Preferred
• OR SCRUB TECH NON CERTIFIED 1 year of OR Tech Experience - Required
• OR SCRUB TECH CERTIFIED 1 year of OR Tech Experience - Preferred or Completion of Tech training Program - Required
• BLS - Required upon hire
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST), or Tech in Surgery Certified (TS-C), or NCCT - Required

Hard Skills

• surgical procedures
• specimen handling
• medication labeling
• instrument preparation
• suture handling
• equipment monitoring
• room turnover
• physician preference cards

Soft Skills

• team collaboration
• anticipation of needs
• communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• BLS
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
• Tech in Surgery Certified (TS-C)
• NCCT