Section I. Duties of the Operating Room Specialist as a Circulator 3-01. GENERAL 3-02. PREPARATION OF THE OPERATING ROOM 3-03. ASSISTING THE SCRUB 3-04. OPENING SMALL ITEMS 3-05. SPONGE COUNT AND SHARPS COUNT 3-06. PATIENT PREPARATION 3-07. PERFORMING PREOPERATIVE SKIN PREP 3-08. ASSISTING THE SURGICAL TEAM