OR Tech

Description Job Title : OR Tech Department : Surgical Services Reports To : Surgical Services Manager FLSA Classification : Non-Exempt Job Summary : An allied health professional and part of the operating room team. Assists with surgical procedures as well as passes instruments to the surgeon. All OR Technologists work primarily under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and attending surgeon. Provides sterile processing and decontamination services to SJH System departments and offices in an accurate, timely, and courteous manner. Provides quality care to patients before and after surgical procedures, assists with patient care with Registered Nurse.

Job Results & Essential Function Patient Care Follows counting standards with Registered Nurse (circulator). Assists with the safe transportation, transfer, positioning, prepping, and draping of patients. Environment Free from Contaminants & Hazards Maintains the cleanliness and orderly appearance of sub-inventory locations by straightening shelves daily and wiping down locations with an approved disinfectant at a minimum of weekly or as needed. Maintains the cleanliness and orderly appearance of assigned workspaces. Wipe all horizontal surfaces daily with an approved disinfectant.

Disassembles and cleans instruments, procedure trays, and equipment utilizing proper protective attire and following established procedures. Handles all supplies and equipment in a manner that ensures the maintenance of sterility and compliance with system infection control policies and procedures. Decontaminates, inspects, assembles, wraps, and sterilizes all system instrumentation and patient care equipment in accordance with guidance provided by AAMI, CDC, AORN, and JCAHO. Monitors all members of the surgical team in order to maintain a sterile field and sterility during each procedure and reports breaks in technique immediately. Safely passes sterile items to and from the sterile field.

Correctly performs surgical scrub, gowning, and gloving for self and surgical team. Adheres to principles of asepsis, when assisting with preps and operative procedures. Always labels medication and fluids used on the sterile field as per standards. Distributes or stores items in accordance with infection control policy and procedure, AAMI recommendations, and common practices. Sterilizes instruments, equipment, linen, and supplies using steam or ethylene oxide sterilizers. Loads sterilizers in the proper manner and set time and temperatures to the levels required by the item being processed. Completes appropriate documentation records prior to sterilization.

Verifies that parameters have been met by reviewing the equipment print-out at the conclusion of the cycle, initial, and file appropriately. Performs biological and chemical monitoring of all terminal sterilization equipment. Equipment & Supplies Ready for Scheduled Procedures Assembles all instrument trays, packs, supply carts following common practices. Inspect all…

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