Scrub Nurse

Position: Scrub Nurse
Qualification: Diploma in Nursing
Experience: 2yr above
Duty hours: 8hr
Salary: Negotiable
Job Responsibilities:

• The scrub nurse works directly with the surgeon within the sterile field, passing instruments, sponges, and other items needed during the procedure.
• She is the member of the surgical team who prepares and preserves a sterile field in which the operation can take place.
• Duties of scrub nurse-
• Before an operation
• Ensures that the circulating nurse has checked all the equipment needed during the procedure.
• Ensures that the theatre has been cleaned before the trolley is set.
• Prepares the instruments and equipment needed in the operation.
• Prepare your own self by using sterile techniques like scrubbing, gowning and gloving.
• Receives sterile equipment via circulating nurse using sterile technique.
• Performs initial sponges, instruments and needle count, checks with circulating nurses.
• When surgeon arrives after scrubbing
• Provide assistance for gowning and gloving to the surgeon and assistant surgeon as soon as they enter the operation suite
• Assemble the drapes according to use. Start with towel, towel clips, draw sheet and then lap sheet.
• Assist the surgeon in draping the patient aseptically according to routine procedure.
• Place blade on the knife handle using needle holder, assemble suction tip and suction tube.
• Bring mayo stand and back table near the draped patient after draping is completed.
• Secure suction tube and cautery cord with towel clips or Allis.
• Prepares sutures and needles according to use.
• During An Operation
• Maintain sterility throughout the procedure.
• Awareness of the patient’s safety.
• Adhere to the policy regarding sponge/ instruments count/ surgical needles.
• Arrange the instrument on the mayo table and on the back table
• Before the incision begins, provide two sponges on the operative site prior to incision.
• Passes the first knife for the skin to the surgeon with blade facing downward and a hemostat to the assistant surgeon.
• Passes the retractor to the assistant surgeon.
• Watch the field/ procedure and anticipate the surgeon’s needs.
• Pass the instrument in a decisive and positive manner as needed in the procedure.
• Watch out for hand signals to ask for instruments and keep instrument as clean as possible by wiping instrument with moist sponge
• Always remove charred/burned tissue from the cautery tip
• Notify circulating nurses if you need additional instruments as clear as possible.
• Always keep 2 sponges on the field throughout the procedure.
• Save and care for tissue specimens according to the hospital policy
• Remove excess instruments from the sterile field.
• Adhere and maintain sterile technique and watch for any breaks. If any breaks are found then inform immediately to the surgeon.
• End of operation
• Undertake count of sponges and instruments with circulating nurses and correlate with the pre-surgery findings.
• Informs the surgeon regarding the count result.
• Assist the surgeon for suturing the surgical incision.
• Apply the dressing over the surgical site.
• Clears away instrument and equipment