OR Technician - Saginaw

MyMichigan Health•Saginaw, MI

About The Position

The operating room technician stocks the operating room suite, scrub basin preparatory area and equipment needed to perform operating room cases. The ORT performs tasks of cleaning, terminally disinfecting/sterilizing scopes, instruments and equipment in the operating room maintaining necessary documentation in compliance with regulatory agencies. This position works with the operating room team to help transport what is needed to the operating room suite to provide the team with stock, equipment, essentials to perform the procedure.

Requirements

BLS - Basic Life Support
Equivalent Experience - Within 1 month of hire or transfer
Education: High School Diploma or GED
Six months experience as an operating room technician with 60 scope cleanings required as provided on self documentation of scope cleanings.
Completion of Advanced GI Technical Specialist (AGST) through (Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates) SGNA required at the time of hire or transfer to position.
Knowledge of basic medical terminology and abbreviations necessary to understand information and instructions.
Interpersonal skills needed to communicate successfully with individuals and groups and interact with people at all levels to communicate ideas and concepts in a clear and understandable manner.
MyMichigan Health is a technology driven organization and employees need to demonstrate competency in Microsoft® Windows.
An employee may be required to participate in further learning opportunities offered by MyMichigan Health.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of basic nursing care principles, standards, isolation, and sterile techniques preferred.
Medical Terminology; college courses preferred.
Patient Care Tech experience preferred.
Sterile Processing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides for sanitation of OR rooms after each case and maintains cleanliness of work areas and scrub sinks.
Stocks work areas and OR rooms with sanitation supplies, linens, solutions, and specimen containers.
Provides transport services for items and occasional patients between the OR and other departments.
Has a knowledge base of flexible scope reprocessing, handling trays of sterile instruments and sterile packages through training and competency.
Relays materials through the case cart system and tube system to the OR rooms, in a timely manner.
Process instruments and equipment not sent to the Sterile Processing Department.
Carries phone to communicate and answers appropriately.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, gets along well with others, and work independently in a positive manner.
Remains alert in recognizing signs of distress in patients during transfer.
Receives assignments by communicating with the OR front desk and communicates with the circulating nurse of the rooms assigned.
Miscellaneous duties as assigned.