Surgical Support Service Tech

The University of Kansas Health System•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

The Surgical Support Services Technician, under direction of supervisor or other member of the management team is responsible for ensuring that the surgical services team has access to supplies/instrumentation in a timely manner; provide efficient and customer focused service to Perioperative Services team including team members, leadership and medical staff and to patients/visitors; assists in transfers of patients; provides customer-focused service to the department for accurate and efficient surgical services supply support. Hours for this position are 12:00pm-8:30pm Mon-Fri

Requirements

High School Graduate or GED.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 60 Days
Respirator Fit Test - The University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS) upon Hire

Responsibilities

Assists with patient transfers and communicates with patient utilizing high service standards/behaviors.
Communicates with the health care team; effective communication regarding room needs, necessary follow-up by intraoperative team.
Facilitates adequate stocking of emergency supply stock and specialty section stock to ensure accessibility for patient care needs.
Maintains high level of supply organization to ensure that inventory is appropriately managed and accessible to the health care team.
Participates in projects and performs other duties as assigned by the Surgical Support Services Supervisor and/or other member of the Perioperative leadership team.
Partners with anesthesia services to ensure practitioners have access to required supplies for patient care delivery.
Performs room and department decontamination as recommended by CDC, AORN, ASA, KUHA and manufacturer’s guidelines.
Performs task related to pulling supplies and instruments to adequately and accurately prepare for cases; tasks include quality control mechanisms to ensure successful case pulls.
Provides resources to staff during surgical cases to ensure that the team has the tools and equipment to perform surgical duties with minimal unnecessary interruption.
Reviews and follows processes for acquiring, storing and handling surgical equipment in an organized, efficient manner according to division guidelines.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
Other duties may be assigned as required.