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Acts as a scrub nurse in the Operating Room, preparing instruments and supplies for surgical procedures. Collaborates with the surgical team to maintain a sterile field and ensure patient safety during perioperative tasks.
Job Description
Assists nursing personnel in giving quality care to patients in the Operating Room. Functions as a member of the surgical services team by performing perioperative tasks for patients having surgical procedures under the direction of the circulating nurse. The primary responsibility is that of scrub nurse in the Operating Room.
Job Responsibility
1.
Performs duties and responsibilities of a “scrub” person under the direction of a registered professional nurse.
2.
Assists the circulating nurse by gathering all instruments, supplies, equipment for each case in assigned room with use of surgeon’s preference card.
3.
Checks and confirms sterility tapes, dates, and integrity of wrappers.
4.
Opens sterile supplies for assigned cases.
5.
Checks and trouble shoots equipment for proper functioning prior to use and confirms suction is working.
Appropriately removes malfunctioning equipment from use.
6.
Performs surgical counts with the circulating nurses according to policy.
7.
Performs surgical scrub technique and gown and glove procedure for self and surgical team.
8.
Maintains a sterile field and takes immediate action to correct any breaks in sterile technique.
9.
Arranges instruments, basins, sutures, and software in a precise manner to allow for accurate counting at completion of procedure.
10.
Uses all devices and instruments appropriately.
11.
Performs standard draping technique.
12.
Passes and handles instruments to surgical team in a safe and efficient manner. *Correctly holds retractors as prescribed by the supervising physician.
13.
Breaks down setup and prepares instruments for sterilization, participates in turnover activities.
14.
Collaborates with the surgeon to ensure proper labeling of all specimens from the sterile field.
15.
Confirm all implants are correct, and not expired prior to accepting on sterile field.
16.
Assures all fluids are labeled on sterile field.
17.
Ensures appropriate and safe use of equipment throughout the surgery.
18.
Demonstrates knowledge of the procedure
Job Qualification
High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
Successful completion from a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologist, a certified surgical technologist (CST) credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) and maintains annual NYS required annual Operating Room CEU credits, required OR
Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing or of a Nursing Vocational or Nursing Technical school, and current license to practice as a Practical Nurse in New York State, and maintains annual NYS required annual Operating Room CEU credits, required
*Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
Requirements
Requires a high school diploma and certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or a valid New York State Practical Nurse license. Candidates must maintain annual NYS required Operating Room CEU credits.
high school
professional certificate
Patient Care
Sterile Field Maintenance
Specimen Labeling
Equipment Troubleshooting
Sterilization Protocols
Perioperative Care
Surgical Instrumentation
Draping Technique
Surgical Scrubbing
Surgical Counting
Posting details
Employment type
Part Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Salary
$52 - $64/hr
Location
Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York
Posted
Jul 21, 2026
Application
Employer website
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