a. Performs appropriate hand scrub at beginning of day and for each case thereafter.
b. Dons sterile dress appropriately, using closed glove technique.
c. Demonstrates set-up and maintenance of the sterile field for all assigned cases.
d. Demonstrates instrument set-up, arranging instrumentation, equipment and supplies on the mayo and back table(s) as appropriate for the assigned case and according to AORN Recommended Practices, Center policy and the surgeon’s preference card.
e. Anticipates the intra-operative needs of the surgeon and other members of the surgical team, such as instrumentation, sponges, sutures, suction and cautery.
f. Assists surgeon in holding retractors after placement by the physician, whenever possible.
g. Passes instruments to members of the surgical team in a safe manner and in such a way as to not divert attention away from the operative field, whenever possible.
h. Handles sharps appropriately and performs required and as-needed sharps counts, per policy, so as to safeguard the patient, self and other members of the surgical team.
i. Manages the operative field, including drapes, equipment, instrumentation, and personnel during the procedure and in a manner which assures maintenance of the sterile field.
i. Assists in observing the patient, during the operative procedure, for complications such as hemorrhage and furnishes equipment and supplies to provide for optimum patient outcome.
j. Handles specimens appropriately, per Center policy.
k. Assists in application of sterile dressing prior to removal of drapes from field.
l. Prepares clean and contaminated instruments and supplies utilized in the surgery suite for transport, in an appropriate manner, and transports to decontamination for processing and re-sterilization. If necessary, applies enzymatic cleaner in the OR before transport to decontam.