Surgical Tech — OR Scrub & Instrument Navigator

United Hospital Center; Bridgeport (WV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

UHC United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, West Virginia seeks an OR Surgical Scrub Technician to provide intraoperative care as the scrub person supporting the surgical team.

You will assist with maintaining a sterile field, passing instruments, gowning and gloving, and positioning equipment under the surgeon’s direction. Requires completion of an LPN, Surgical Technology, or RN program, or a high school diploma with scrub experience, plus BLS within 30 days.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Licensed Practical Nurse program.
• OR completion of a Surgical Technology program.
• OR completion of a Registered Nurse program.
• OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and six (6) months of previous scrub experience.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes quality aseptic technique in the OR.
• Assists the circulating RN to maintain a sterile field.
• Performs sponge, instrument, and needle counts with the circulating RN.
• Assists with gowning and gloving and positioning equipment and instruments.
• Passes sterile instruments to the surgical team during the procedure.
• Assists with patient transport and position of operative limb under surgeon direction.
• Prepares supplies and equipment for procedures per preference cards.
• Assists with sterilization and maintenance of sterile and non-sterile supplies.
• Monitors inventory and restocks supplies and equipment.
• Removes out-of-date items and follows reprocessing guidelines.

Skills

Aseptic technique

Sterile field

Team communication

Inventory management

Patient handling

Education

LPN program

Surgical Technology program

RN program

High School Diploma + scrub experience

Job description

UHC United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, West Virginia seeks an OR Surgical Scrub Technician to provide intraoperative care as the scrub person supporting the surgical team.

You will assist with maintaining a sterile field, passing instruments, gowning and gloving, and positioning equipment under the surgeon’s direction. Requires completion of an LPN, Surgical Technology, or RN program, or a high school diploma with scrub experience, plus BLS within 30 days.