Operating Room Technician - Surgery

Deaconess Health System•Hopkinsville, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Operating Room Technician, you will perform a variety of essential tasks to support surgical procedures. This includes preparing patients for surgery, ensuring a sterile environment, managing supplies and equipment, and assisting the surgical team. You will also be responsible for patient transport, specimen handling, and maintaining the readiness of the operating room. The role requires delivering age-appropriate care and may involve performing phlebotomy, blood glucose monitoring, and electrocardiograms.

Requirements

High School graduate or Equivalent.
Certification from NBSTSA preferred.
Knowledge and background in surgical procedures, instruments, equipment, supplies, infection control, AORN standards and medical terminology preferred.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to work under stressful conditions and adapt to different situations.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Working knowledge of hospital environment or experience in surgical setting encouraged.

Responsibilities

Performs surgical shave preps in accordance with Policy/Procedure.
Transports patients in a safe and timely manner.
Provides comfort measures for patients; proper contact and introduction.
Assist and anticipates needs of team members.
Accurate handling of specimens.
Maintains a sterile environment.
Maintains linen supply for daily use.
Disposes of sharps according to P/P.
Acts as a runner in a timely fashion.
Expedites room turnover.
Maintains readiness of transport stretchers/patient beds.
Stores sterile supplies according to P/P and proper place.
Decontaminates and/or returns instruments, supplies, and equipment according to P/P.
Performs daily quality controls for sterilizers and reports problems to OR Team Leader.
Ensures cases are pulled with needed supplies and equipment for daily, next day, and emergency use.
Delivers age-appropriate care.
Ability to perform phlebotomy skills.
Ability to perform blood glucose monitoring.
Ability to perform, 12 lead electrocardiogram.