Scrub Technician

Qualifications & Experience:

• Long term commitment of at least five years
  

• A desire to learn
  

• Mission minded
  

• National Diploma in Nursing, community health or any other related health care course.
  

• Christian of good standing
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to details
  

• Ability to work diligently under pressure and maintain confidentiality
  

• Ability to communicate in Yoruba is an asset
  

• Check and prepare supplies and equipment needed for surgical procedure.
  

• Ensure that the theater has been cleaned before surgical instruments are opened up.
  

• Scrub, gown and glove using aseptic techniques.
  

• Set up sterile table with instruments, supplies and equipment, and medication/solution needed for procedure, assembling drapes and instruments according to use.
  

• Perform appropriate counts with circulator prior to the operation and before incision is closed and informs the surgeon of results.
  

• Gown and glove surgeon and his/her assistant.
  

• Help in draping sterile field.
  

• Pass instruments to the surgeon during the procedure while watching out for hand signals and responding skillfully.
  

• Receive sterile equipment via circulating nurse using sterile techniques.
  

• Maintain high standards of sterile techniques during procedure.
  

• Prepare sterile dressings.
  

• Clean and prepare instruments for terminal sterilization.
  

• Possess expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic techniques and combine the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.