OR Support Tech

Saint Luke's Health System • Kansas City, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for supporting surgical services by managing supplies, instruments, and room preparation. The OR Support Tech plays a crucial part in ensuring that surgical suites are ready for procedures, maintaining a safe and sterile environment, and efficiently handling the flow of equipment and supplies.

Requirements

• 1 year of applicable experience.

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.
• Adequately stock routine supplies.
• Pull surgical supplies and sterile surgical instruments to complete surgery case carts.
• Move case carts to the OR with required equipment and 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 surgical case completion.
• 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 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, seek clarification of duties when needed.
• Identify safety concerns and actively seek to resolve these issues.
• Consistently communicate and collaborate with colleagues.
• Follow basic sterile techniques.
• Understand and apply policies and procedures related to assigned tasks in the surgical department such as transporting patients, cleaning and safety.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed