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UMass Memorial Medical Center · 4 months ago

Perioperative Core/Anesthesia Technician, 40 hours, Days

Leominster, MA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

UMass Memorial Medical Center is a premier health system in Central Massachusetts, dedicated to exceptional patient care and academic excellence. The Perioperative Core/Anesthesia Technician is responsible for maintaining a clean and orderly operating room environment while assisting anesthesiology staff and ensuring the availability of surgical instruments and supplies during procedures.

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Responsibilities

Prepares OR case cart set-up with surgical instruments, power equipment, implant systems and other supplies using physician preference cards. Stages case carts by the designated OR suite upon completion. Verifies all case carts have been accounted for and complete with the OR charge nurse

Acts as the front-line liaison between the OR, Anesthesia staff, Materials Management and Central Sterile staff. Anticipates and resolves instrument and supply related problems

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. Ensures these items are returned to the appropriate location after use

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 to ensure the availability during surgical procedures

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 and applying knowledge of sterile technique

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

Qualification

Instrument Technician CertificationSurgical equipmentAsepticSterilization techniquesMechanical aptitudeMedical terminologyComputer skillsPatient care experienceAttention to detailEffective communication

Required

High School diploma or equivalent

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

Prior experience in a patient care environment or sterile processing

Preferred

Successful completion of an accredited instrument technician program

Instrument Technologist or Specialist Certification

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

Benefits

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Company

UMass Memorial Medical Center

Umass Memorial Medical Center is the clinical partner of UMass Medical School and the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts. It is a sub-organization of UMass Memorial Health Care.

Founded in 1998

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.umassmemorialhealthcare.org

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