Job Summary: Anticipates the needs of the surgical team. Establishes and maintains sterile field during surgical procedures in the operating room.
Job Title: Scrub Technician
Reporting Relationship:Reports to the Clinical Director.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:Include the following. Other duties may be assigned:
1. Efficiently and effectively assists physician with operative procedures
· Anticipates surgeon/physician’s needs both in preparing for procedures and during procedure
· Demonstrates knowledge of specific responsibilities in all emergency situations.
2. Ensures sterility of all supplies and instruments during set up of surgical procedures.
3. Handles instruments in a manner which prolongs “life” of instrument.]
4. Assists circulating nurse and surgical team in maintaining sterile environment.
5. Assists circulating nurse in gathering necessary surgical supplies and equipment. Is responsible for doing sponge, needle, and instrument count pre-operatively and intra-operative with the circulating nurse.
6. Gowns and gloves surgeons and assistants.
7. Assists in keeping physician preference cards accurate/updated.
8. Retains all specimens to be sent to pathology, confirming source/name of specimen with surgeon.
9. Transports all surgical equipment to appropriate cleaning areas. Assists in sterile supply with cleaning and reprocessing of instrument sets.
10. Interacts appropriately and effectively with all patients/others regardless of age or ethnic background.
11. Uses Standard Universal Precautions, appropriate hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, and safe practices to ensure personal safety and a safe environment.
12. Assists with environmental hazard and infection control surveillance and participates in emergency preparedness drills.
13. Follows all equipment and safety guidelines and is responsible for knowledgeable use and care of equipment.
14. Serves as a resource to other members of the health care team.
15. Attends in services, conferences, and meetings as required.
16. Communicates effectively and courteously with visitors, physicians, and their office staffs, patients, and employees. Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality per policy.
17. Maintains designated certifications such as CPR, as offered by the center.
18. Acts in accordance with the vision, mission, and business philosophy of the Center.
19. Complies with Policies and Procedures and adheres to safety guidelines to ensure a safe work and patient care environment.
Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual shall be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Benefits
USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:
Hourly Range: $28 - $40 (based on experience)
Job Posted 4/21/2026 and will remain open for 2 weeks
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QUALIFICATIONS:
Strength in Numbers
United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tenet have combined forces to create the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery provider. Our combined network of exceptional surgical and imaging facilities includes approximately 20 imaging centers, and over 265 short-stay surgical facilities. Together, our partnerships include 50 health systems and more than 4,000 physicians.
Nationwide Experience
Our partners deliver high quality ambulatory solutions in safe, efficient and caring USPI facilities in communities of every size across 29 states. Our physician partners are focused on providing quality patient care, in part because they are invested in their USPI facility. We provide the infrastructure and support they need to perform their best. This is one of the advantages of partnering with USPI.
Quality Patient Services
We share a vision with our physician and health system partners. Our goal is to provide the quality of healthcare services we would insist upon for our own families. Since our founding in 1998, this goal has helped us grow exponentially. Today, our strategic joint venture with Tenet establishes USPI as one of the nation's leading providers of ambulatory solutions.
Operating Excellence
Our size and experience in developing and operating ambulatory facilities and strategic vision allow our facilities to achieve both high patient satisfaction and solid financial results. Moreover, because we engage physicians in the governance and growth of the facility, we also achieve excellent clinical outcomes.