Perioperative Core/Anesthesia Technician, 40 hours, Days

UMass Memorial Health • Leominster, MA

134d

About The Position

This position is responsible for maintaining an orderly, clean, aseptic environment for the operating room and assists staff by performing a variety of tasks and functions that support the care of surgical patients. Performs technical duties that assist the anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetists in preparation for providing anesthesia services.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of surgical equipment, instrumentation function, patient related supplies, and materials.
• Thorough knowledge of the principles of aseptic and sterilization techniques.
• Mechanical aptitude and the ability to break down moving parts, clean, reassemble, and problem solve incomplete and missing instrumentation.
• Knowledge of computers and the ability to learn software applications.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Must be able to function effectively with frequent interruption and changing priorities.
• Ability to read, write and speak clearly in English.

Nice To Haves

• Successful completion of an accredited instrument technician program.
• Instrument Technologist or Specialist Certification.
• Prior experience in a patient care environment or sterile processing.

Responsibilities

• Prepares OR case cart set-up with surgical instruments, power equipment, implant systems and other supplies using physician preference cards.
• Acts as the front-line liaison between the OR, Anesthesia staff, Materials Management and Central Sterile staff.
• Exercises excellent judgment in determining which problems should be quickly referred to the charge nurse, perioperative operations coordinator, or manager.
• Reports and removes malfunctioning equipment, tags immediately, and communicates with the charge nurse and perioperative operations coordinator.
• Must be familiar with the location of all supplies (including anesthesia supplies), equipment, and instrumentation in the core and specialty carts throughout the department.
• Reviews surgery schedule and coordinates the priority reprocessing of surgical instrument trays and single items needed for efficient turn-over between cases.
• Provides additional instruments, sutures, equipment, and supplies (not included in the preference card) to the OR as needed during surgical procedures as requested.
• Assists with restocking, maintaining, and replacement of OR and anesthesia supplies and surgical instruments on a daily basis.
• Ensures OR rooms turnover occurs directly following the procedure and is completed within 15 minutes according to the perioperative policy/procedure guidelines.
• Monitors, tests, and documents OR equipment and anesthesia equipment according to the OR policy procedure.
• Utilizes standard precautions and adheres to the principles of infection control in all aspects of the technician role related to room cleaning, turn-over, and decontamination of surgical instruments.
• Decontaminates, assembles, and packages all instruments following established protocols and guidelines.
• Cleans and sterilizes surgical instruments, anesthesia and reusable equipment according to OR policy/procedure as needed.
• Responds to critical and emergency situations in a calm, efficient manner following direction given by charge nurse or designee.
• Assists with patient positioning and transfers bed/stretcher to OR table.
• Initiates, completes documentation, and maintains medical records, physician orders, transcription, and departmental logs with accuracy in a timely manner.

Benefits

• Signing bonus available (eligibility to be confirmed during the interview process).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees