Business

Function/Department

Position Title

My Houston Surgeons

OR Team

Certified Scrub Tech

Reports to

Location(s)

Physician, SVP of Operations

Spring Valley

Position Overview

The Certified Surgical Scrub Technician (CST) is a member of the surgical staff specializing in supporting and anticipating the needs of each surgeon. They must have the necessary knowledge to understand and react quickly in an operating room. Certified Scrub Tech’s are responsible for preparing, organizing, cleaning, sterilizing, and maintaining a sterile environment in the operating room. The CST is responsible for supporting and maintaining the surgical practice by upholding established policies, procedures, objectives, quality improvement, and safety.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

Secondary Job Duties & Responsibilities

Education/

Qualifications/

Experience

Any combination of education and experience that would demonstrate a high level of proficiency and advanced understanding of healthcare operations.

• Current licensure as a CST is preferred, not required
• 1+ years of related surgical experience preferred
• BLS and/or ACLS required
• Nextech Software experience is desired

Core Competencies

While performing the duties of this job, a scrub technician may be required:

• To stand and walk for long periods of time
• To sit at a desk on a computer for long periods of time
• Occasionally will be required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

In addition to the duties/responsibilities, the following competencies are also desired:

• Excellent interpersonal skills to include maintaining confidentiality/discretion, exhibiting objectivity and openness to other’s views
• Excellent critical thinking, judgement, and decision-making skills
• Customer service orientation and social perceptiveness are a must
• Attention to detail is an absolute necessity; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness while looking for ways to improve & promote quality
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) with all team members to include listening, obtaining clarification, and responding appropriately to questions
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships to promote a team environment
• Ability to work independently with speed and accuracy
• Always maintain professional appearance and performance
• Treats everyone with respect; upholds integrity, ethics, and organizational values
• Dependable and punctual to work; ensuring work responsibilities are covered when absent.

Cooperative, positive, courteous, and professional behavior and conduct is an essential function of every position. All employees must be able to work with others beyond giving and receiving instructions. This includes getting along with coworkers, peers, and management without exhibiting behavior extremes. Job functions may require personal leadership skills such as conflict resolution, negotiating, instructing, persuading, speaking with others as well as responding appropriately to job performance feedback from the Supervisor(s). Additionally, the information contained in this job description has been designated to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.

I have received, reviewed, and fully understand the job description for the Certified Scrub Technician. I further understand that I am responsible for the satisfactory execution of the essential and secondary job duties described therein, under all conditions as described.