Deliver professional nursing care in the operative setting to patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures
Perform scrub function including the selection and handling of instruments and supplies used during procedure
Perform circulating function including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of patient before, during and after procedure.
Directly assist operating physician with surgical task including hemostasis, suturing and wound exposure as well as patient positioning.
Prepare operating room and surgical instruments and equipment for use.