Scrub Tech
The University of Kansas Health System
- Location
- Onsite (Great Bend Hospital, Kansas)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry Level
About the role
The University of Kansas Health System is a world-class academic medical center seeking a Scrub Tech to assist medical staff with surgical procedures. The role involves maintaining asepsis, preparing instruments, and ensuring patient comfort within the operating room environment.
Skills
Full job details
Position Title
Position Summary / Career Interest:
The Surgical Technician - GB, under the direction of the Registered Nurse and the Nurse Manager, performs essential duties to assist the medical staff with the performance of major and/or minor procedures within the operative setting.Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions- Following department standards maintains asepsis, positioning, prepping and draping, needle and instrument count, specimen care and dressing application.
- Prepares instruments and supplies for sterilization; cleans and decontaminates instruments; assists in cleaning/preparing OR suite for next case.
- Provides appropriate instrumentation to surgeon.
- Provides psychological and physical comfort measures to patient and identifies changes in condition and reports to RN/Charge Nurse.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
- High School Graduate
Required Licensure and Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
Preferred Licensure and Certification
- Certified Nurse Aide / Assistant (CNA) - State Department for Aging and Disability Services (KS), Department of Health & Senior Services (MO) - Includes licenses for all other states
Time Type:
Full timeJob Requisition ID:
R-57579Important information for you to know as you apply:
The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.
Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.
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