Patient Care Tech - Operating Room - Nights

VCU Health•Richmond, VA

3d•$16 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Technician - OR provides direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and the plan of care under the direction of the RN or licensed independent practitioner. This role involves providing safe and direct care to patients in their assigned unit, making age-appropriate adjustments as needed, and monitoring patients’ conditions to provide updates to the healthcare team. The technician will provide direct and indirect care to patients with and without medical/surgical complications to meet their comfort, personal hygiene, and safety needs. They will assist with patient transfers, positioning, and preparation in the OR under the direction of anesthesia and/or nursing staff, and in accordance with nursing and medical plans of care and VCUHS Nursing and Hospital policy and procedure. The role also includes maintaining a safe, clean, and stocked environment, managing supplies, equipment, and sterilization, and contributing to efficient patient care by preparing necessary supplies, suture, and equipment for cases. Daily safety checklists for assigned areas, including resuscitation/code carts and scope cabinets, are also a responsibility. The technician will contribute to the patient experience by accurately identifying patients, observing safety goals, and reporting patient responses or incidents. Attendance at mandatory in-services and trainings, adherence to online training requirements, and ensuring patient safety through participation in initiatives are expected. Establishing and maintaining courteous and effective rapport with patients, visitors, co-workers, and other healthcare team members is crucial, demonstrating sensitivity and responsiveness to their needs.

Requirements

High School Degree or equivalent
AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent
Certification/Completion of one of the following: Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, Military Corpsmen/Medic, Nursing Aide Training Program
Experience within a healthcare environment
OR Completion of foundations/ clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation.
Ability to provide safe, compassionate care
Accountability for completion of assigned tasks
Ability to wear personal protective equipment as needed
Cultural Responsiveness: Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias

Nice To Haves

Certified Nursing Assistant
Procedural or Operating Room experience as a nursing assistant or aide experience

Responsibilities

Provide safe and direct care to patients in their assigned unit making age-appropriate adjustments as needed.
Monitor patients’ conditions and provide updates to the health care team.
Provide direct and indirect care to patients with and without medical/surgical complications to meet their comfort, personal hygiene, and safety needs.
Assist with the transfer of patient in the OR under the direction of anesthesia and/or nursing staff.
Assist in positioning and prep of the patient under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
Provide care in accordance with nursing and medical plans of care and deliver per VCUHS Nursing and Hospital policy and procedure.
Ensure assigned clinical location is maintained as a safe, clean, stocked environment to facilitate meeting patient needs and unit/healthcare team functioning.
Maintain supplies, educational material, equipment, sterilization of supplies, instruments, and the environment to promote quality, safe patient care outcomes (as applicable).
Contribute to efficient patient care to include, but not limited to, preparing all necessary supplies, suture, and equipment for cases based on surgeon preference cards, transporting dirty case carts/instrumentation to Sterile Processing or HLD as applicable, and opening sterile supplies for cases.
Completes daily safety checklists for the assigned areas to include, but not limited to, all emergency resuscitation/code carts, emergency supply carts, and scope cabinets.
Contribute to the patient experience by accurately identifying the patient, by observing safety goals and reporting to a licensed independent practitioner, manager and/or Registered Nurses regarding the patient’s physical and mental responses to the plan of care or any incident posing harm or threat to a patient.
Attend all mandatory in-services and trainings and adhere to online training requirements.
Ensure patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department, or unit patient safety initiatives.
Establish and maintain courteous and effective rapport with patients, visitors, co-workers, and other members of health care team; demonstrate sensitivity and awareness to needs of patients, visitors and co-workers and respond promptly to verbal and/or written instructions.
Donning sterile gown and gloves to hold an extremity during a procedure.
Passing sutures during wound closure, holding retractors during the procedure under the direction of the surgical technologist, the attending surgeon and or the RN.
Assist with breakdown of the sterile field to include management of reusable instruments according to policy under the direction of the surgical tech and/or RN.
Operates laser and other designated specialty equipment under the direction of the RN.