Operating Room Technician Jobs

Position Summary:

• Transports patients with IV pumps and/or oxygen and requests assistance from other staff when needed
• Assists the circulating nurse or anesthesia personnel in transferring the patient to the operating room table
• Performs various other departmental functions on occasion, such as delivering schedules, supplies, lab specimens, etc.
• Actively participates in department meetings, committees, conferences, and in-services
• Knowledge of aseptic technique
• Assists circulator in checking equipment
• Relays accurate identification of specimens and cultures
• Assists with maintaining appropriate levels of inventory by picking up needed materials when necessary
• Ensures patients are properly identified according to the patient identification policy prior to transporting to holding area or Surgery
• Takes responsibility and maintains the safety of patients specific to their age-related needs in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Assists circulator in obtaining supplies prior to bringing patient to room
• Using aseptic technique holds limbs for sterile surgical prep
• Using principles of asepsis, performs surgical hand scrub, gowns, gloves, and hold retractors for surgical procedure
• Organizes and assists in end-of-case clean up
• Job Duties: Obtains sterile supplies and instruments for circulator and opens onto sterile field aseptically

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