Patient Care Tech - Pediatric Operating Room - Rotating
About The Position
The Patient Care Technician - OR provides direct, age-specific care to patients based on medical orders and the plan of care, under the direction of a registered nurse (RN) or licensed independent practitioner. The role supports patients across the lifespan, from neonates through geriatrics, and helps meet their comfort, personal hygiene, and safety needs. The technician assists with patient transfers, positioning, and preparation in the operating room, and maintains a safe, clean, and stocked clinical environment. The position contributes to efficient operating-room care by preparing supplies and equipment for cases, opening sterile supplies, transporting used case carts and instruments for processing, and completing daily safety checks. Under appropriate direction, additional duties may include assisting with sterile procedures, handling instruments, and operating designated specialty equipment. The role requires adherence to hospital policies, infection-control practices, patient-safety initiatives, and required training.
Requirements
- High school degree or equivalent.
- Certification or completion of one of the following: Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, Military Corpsman/Medic, or Nursing Aide Training Program.
- Experience within a healthcare environment; alternatively, completion of a foundations/clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation.
- AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent.
- Ability to provide safe, compassionate care.
- Accountability for completing assigned tasks.
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment as needed.
- Cultural responsiveness, including commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, inclusive behavior, and proactive management of bias.
- Ability to provide equitable care appropriate to patients’ ages and needs, with knowledge of lifespan growth and development principles.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Nursing Assistant education.
- Procedural or operating-room experience as a nursing assistant or aide.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, direct, age-appropriate patient care in accordance with medical and nursing plans of care and hospital policies and procedures.
- Monitor patients’ conditions and report relevant physical or mental responses, incidents, or potential threats to patient safety to the appropriate licensed practitioner, manager, or RN.
- Assist with patient transfers in the operating room under the direction of anesthesia or nursing staff.
- Assist with patient positioning and preparation under the direction of an RN.
- Support patients’ comfort, personal hygiene, and safety needs, including patients with and without medical or surgical complications.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and stocked clinical area; maintain supplies, educational materials, equipment, instruments, and the environment as applicable.
- Prepare supplies, sutures, and equipment for cases based on surgeon preference cards; transport dirty case carts and instrumentation to Sterile Processing or HLD as applicable; and open sterile supplies for cases.
- Complete daily safety checklists for assigned areas, including emergency resuscitation/code carts, emergency supply carts, and scope cabinets.
- Accurately identify patients, observe safety goals, and participate in patient-safety initiatives.
- Attend mandatory in-services and trainings and complete required online training.
- Establish and maintain courteous, effective rapport with patients, visitors, coworkers, and other healthcare team members; respond promptly to verbal and written instructions.
- Under appropriate direction, don sterile gown and gloves to hold an extremity, pass sutures during wound closure, and hold retractors during procedures.
- Assist with breakdown of the sterile field and manage reusable instruments according to policy under the direction of surgical technology staff and/or an RN.
- Operate lasers and other designated specialty equipment under the direction of an RN.
- Use universal precautions and personal protective equipment and follow infection-control policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
