**Overview**

For more than 70 years Mercy Medical Center Redding has offered comprehensive health care in the North State providing acute care and a full range of medical services. The 267-bed hospital offers major medical services including a Level II Trauma Center as well as specialized Cardiovascular Care Stroke Care Orthopedics Neurological Surgery Comprehensive Cancer Care Maternity Care and da Vinci Robotic Surgery. It is the sole provider of obstetrical services along with the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Shasta County. In addition the hospital’s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a member of the Dignity Health system and is a sister facility to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta. As one of the area’s largest non-profit employers we are proud to give back to the community by providing many programs and services to benefit overall health.Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/north-state/locations/mercy-redding to learn more.

**Responsibilities**

**Position Summary:**

The incumbent is responsible for assisting the surgical team by acting as the primary scrub person who handles the instruments supplies and equipment during surgical procedures. The incumbent maintains constant vigilance for the maintenance of the sterile field. In addition the incumbent will serve as the scrub for OB/GYN cases in the department.

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Qualifications:**

+ High school diploma or equivalent required

+ One (1) year of recent experience as an operating room scrub technician in an acute care facility required

+ General understanding of anatomy and physiology sterilization and surgical techniques required

+ Current BLS required (must be certified through the American Heart Association)

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Recent experience as a scrub technician and nursing assistant or unit secretary preferred

+ Graduate of an accredited school of surgical technology preferred

+ Advanced organizational skills preferred

**Pay Range**

$39.97 - $44.63 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.