Misty Watters

Mercy Fairfield Hospital

Fairfield, OH

01.2005 - Current

Assisted surgeon in prepping and draping patients for surgery.
Provided appropriate instruments, sutures and supplies to the operating room staff.
Performed scrub duties including gowning, gloving and sterilization of instruments.
Ensured proper positioning of patient on operating table.
Assisted with tissue dissection, hemostasis, wound closure and other surgical procedures as required.
Maintained a sterile field during operative procedures.
Participated in intraoperative decision-making regarding instrument selection and technique changes as needed.
Administered medications prescribed by the attending physician under direction of the circulating nurse or surgeon.
Reported any unusual findings to the attending surgeon immediately.
Managed the preparation and maintenance of special equipment used in surgical procedures such as endoscopy equipment, arthroscopic shavers, lasers.
Observed universal precautions at all times while performing job duties.
Acted as a liaison between surgeons and other medical personnel involved in patient care delivery process.
Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
Set-up surgical tables, instruments and supplies required for specific operations and assisted in preparation and draping of patient and operative area.
Communicated with professionalism and compassion when interacting with surgical team and patients.

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