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Assists in the delivery of patient care by transferring equipment/instrumentation during procedures to physicians. Performs a variety of duties related to the preparation, processing and arrangement of surgical instruments and supplies under the direction of a professional registered nurse appropriate to the ages of patients served.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. High school diploma or equivalent. 2. Graduate of an approved accredited school of Surgical Technology EXPERIENCE: 1. Ability to maintain/update the computer competencies as required for the position.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: EXPERIENCE: 1. One (1) year of Operating Room scrub experience.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Perform routine and special nursing procedures as delegated by the professional registered nurse.
2. Secures, sets up and prepares the Operating Room equipment, instruments and supplies.
3. Arranges instruments, tables, stands and other articles in specified order. Adjusts equipment appropriate to the ages of patients served.
4. Provide and assists in meeting the patient's care needs and appropriate to the ages of patients served.
5. Organizes time to complete assignments according to specifically assigned responsibilities.
6. Properly prepares instrumentation following completion of procedures for transport to Central Sterile for reprocessing.
7. Follows department guidelines in the cleaning and disinfection of furniture/equipment.
8. Maintains general cleanliness of unit and restocks appropriately.
9. Reports to Department Director/designee and equipment malfunctions that could affect the standard of care or legal implications.
10. Verifies accuracy of sponge/needle and instruments on appropriate record.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Frequent walking, standing, bending, and kneeling.
2. Ability to lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, latex, medications, sharps, and radiation.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously.
2. Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job.
3. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary.
4. Ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Additional Job Description: 5 eight-hour days. 7a-330p, 630a-3p and 11a-730p. Call required. Weekends scheduled every 7- 8 weeks apart.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company:UNTWN Uniontown Hospital

Cost Center:72 UNTWN Nu sing Operating Room

Address:500 W Berkeley Street

Uniontown

Pennsylvania

WVU Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity among our workforce and invite applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, language, national origin, religious affiliation, spiritual practice, age, mental and physical ability/disability or Veteran status.

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