OR Scrub Technician, Full-time, Rotating

Company Description

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is an academic medical center in the heart of downtown Chicago with physicians, surgeons and caregivers representing nearly every medical specialty. Northwestern Medicine is proud to have five hospitals ranked among "America’s Best," including Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the only Illinois hospital to be ranked No. 1 for 14 straight years, by U.S. News & World Report, 2025-2026. Anchored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which is nationally ranked in 11 clinical specialties, we're leading the quest for better care in the Chicago area and beyond.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital enjoys a teaching and service partnership with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, an integration that provides patients access to leading-edge clinical trials and fosters an environment of world-class patient care, academic inquiry and innovative research. Northwestern Memorial Hospital has also received Magnet® recognition*, the gold-standard for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better healthcare, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. At Northwestern Medicine, we pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, we take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) offers the culture, technology, training, and support that is required to deliver excellent care in a state-of-the-art facility. Our various surgical service lines perform more than 43,000 cases annually and include top talent. Our multidisciplinary teams work together to value each individual’s contribution to optimize positive patient outcomes. NMH is a Level I trauma center.

Service lines include:

• Cardiac
• ENT
• General
• Gynecology
• Neurosurgery
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics
• Plastics
• Robotic surgery
• Spine
• Transplant
• Trauma
• Urology
• Vascular/Thoracic

Northwestern Memorial Hospital has 60+ operating rooms.

• Feinberg Pavilion – Main operating room pavilion, open 24/7 for scheduled and urgent/emergent cases
• Prentice Women’s Hospital – Focusing on women’s health (gyne, breast, plastics, and robotics)
• Lavin Family Pavilion – Outpatient procedures, including ophthalmology, ENT, general surgery, plastics, orthopedics, spine

The OR Scrub Technician reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The OR Scrub Technician is a member of the Surgical Team in the Operating Room, under the guidance of the Registered Nurse, who is responsbile for the care and safety of the line of the peri-operative patient. The Operating Room Scrub Technician is repsonsible for the preparing the operating room for each surgical patient. 

Responsibilities:

• Gathering of supplies, instruments and equipment necessary to ensure the efficient and safe conduct of each surgical procedure which they are assigned.
• Responsible for the proper care and handling of specimens, surgical instrumentation along with other suties they may be assigned.
• Assist surgical team during procedures which require the ability to stand for periods greater than 6 hours.
• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of aseptic technique and the ability to take corrective action for themselves and other team members when there is a break in technique.
• Demonstarte fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination necessary to handle small intricate surgical instruments, supplies and specimens.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide complete, accurate communication to all members of the surgical team.
• Prepares and maintains sterile field throghout the surgical procedure.
• Provides assistance to the surgical team. This inckudes draping of the surgical site, and efficient and safe handling of all sharps and instruments.
• Maintains accurate count of all supplies, suture and sponge items on the sterile field. 
• Orients new staff to the ORST role.