OR Support Tech

Saint Luke's Physician Group•Kansas City, MO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The OR Support Tech is responsible for supporting surgical services by planning and prioritizing daily activities, organizing workload, and ensuring efficient use of downtime. This role involves managing supplies and equipment, preparing surgery case carts, setting up OR suites according to surgeon preferences, cleaning surgical rooms and equipment, and transporting instruments. The position also requires maintaining the emergency cart, cleaning equipment storage areas, and reporting any broken or damaged equipment. A key aspect of this role is creating a safe work environment by identifying and resolving safety concerns, collaborating with colleagues, and adhering to sterile techniques and departmental policies and procedures.

Requirements

1 year applicable experience
Knowledgeable of where department supplies and equipment are stored
Knowledge of basic sterile techniques
Understanding and applying policies and procedures related to assigned tasks in the surgical department such as transporting patients, cleaning and safety.

Responsibilities

Plan and prioritize daily activities needed to support surgical services.
Organize workload to complete responsibilities within assigned work schedule.
Demonstrate efficient use of downtime.
Retrieve and replace department supplies and equipment.
Stock routine supplies.
Pull surgical supplies from the materials department and sterile surgical instruments to complete surgery case carts.
Move case carts to the OR with required equipment for surgery.
Set up the OR suite according to surgeon preference.
Clean surgical rooms, furniture, and equipment after each surgical case.
Transport used surgical instruments via case carts to the sterile processing department after a surgical case is completed.
Prepare surgical rooms for the next surgical case in accordance with the surgeon preference card.
Transport sterile surgical instruments from the sterile processing department to the OR instrument storage room and OR suites as needed, utilizing the instruments scanning/tracking technology.
Check the emergency cart for correct supplies and instruments in accordance with the surgeon call schedule and department policy.
Clean and organize equipment storage areas on a routine basis.
Notify nursing staff of any broken or damaged equipment.
Follow and understand instructions, and seek clarification of duties when needed.
Identify safety concerns and actively seek to resolve these issues.
Consistently communicate and collaborate with colleagues.
Understand and apply policies and procedures related to assigned tasks in the surgical department.