Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Performs Patient Care Activities
- Individualizes perioperative preparation and assists with positioning to meet the needs of the patient and surgeon.
- Assists with proper positioning of patients by protecting nerve and bony provinces, maintains body alignment to ensure vascular flow and unencumbered respiratory ventilation and maintains patient's privacy.
- Ensures physical preparation of the surgical suite, i.e. cleaning, stocking, and replacing supplies.
- Opens sterile supplies onto sterile field using aseptic techniques.
- Ensures the integrity of the sterile field and initiates corrective measures as appropriate.
- Complies with Surgery Center protocol and manufacturers guidelines for use, processing and maintenance of supplies and equipment.
- Checks equipment for safe working order and effective cleaning prior to use.
- Removes defective instruments and equipment from service and documents specific nature of the problem.
- Sets up sterile table with instruments, sutures, blades, electrosurgical equipment, suction, prosthesis and solutions needed for each procedure according to Center standards.
- Scrubs, gowns and gloves according to established Center policy.
- Counts sponges, needles and instruments with circulator according to Center policy.
- Gowns and gloves O.R. team members and drapes field.
- Identifies all specimens and follows special instructions of the surgeon.
- Prepares surgical incision and applies post-op dressing per surgeon preference.
- Assists with transport of patients.
- Assists in keeping surgeon's preference cards current by reporting needed changes to circulating nurse and checks cards at case end to assure that updating is complete.
- Prepares instruments for return to processing department for decontamination and sterilization.
- Participates as operating room team member to complete room turnover.
Performs O.R. Duties/Responsibilities
- Applies basic knowledge of all solutions and medications for use during surgical procedure in accordance with O.R. Standards.
- Maintains supply of sponges, fluids, sutures and other supplies for use during procedure.
- Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon, holds retractors, cuts sutures, and performs other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
- Uses dexterity and economy of motion in passing surgical instruments.
- Maintains a neat and orderly sterile field.
- Discusses the sequence of specific surgical procedures with the operating room team using appropriate medical terminology.
- Functions as a team member during stress and in crisis situations.
- Utilizes cost containment principles for use of supplies.
Requirements:
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Formal training as an O.R. Technician.
Preferred
- Certified as a surgical technologist
- Current CPR certification.
- Previous OR experience, one year.