Owensboro Health · 3 months ago
Perioperative Technician - Surgery
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expOwensboro Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Perioperative Technician to assist the department staff in patient care and maintaining equipment cleanliness. The role involves preparing for surgical procedures, ensuring the operating rooms are properly set up and cleaned, and assisting with patient transport and equipment management.
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Responsibilities
Assists nurses and techs with the set up of a Surgical procedures, including but not limited to Cardiovascular, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic, Robotic, Plastics, Bariatrics, and General to include trauma for all specialties
Identifies more than 100 pieces of equipment, including but not limited to fracture tables, positioning devices, cautery devices, tourniquets, lasers, fluid management devices, and blood management devices
Cleans the operating rooms (OR) between surgical cases and maintains the proper set up for the next procedure including but not limited to cleaning contaminated bed and equipment, cleaning contaminated rooms from infectious disease patients, cleaning and removing equipment no longer needed, bagging up all dirty linen and disposable trash, transporting all soiled linen and trash to soiled utility room, running all bags of soiled linen and trash through the x-ray machine to look for any instruments/supplies
Uses critical thinking to determine the highest level of importance and proper response of multiple work alerts of: Routine Turnover, MRSA/MDRO Turnover, VRE/NF Turnover, CDiff Turnover, TB Turnover, CJD Turnover, Mask Turnover, Move Clean, Position Help, PCT Routine, PCT Stat, Call Me, Code Blue and Staff Assist
Assists the OR physicians and nurses with positioning patients for complex procedures that require positioning aids and a knowledge base of proper body mechanics and range of motion
Transports patients from pre-op areas to line/block and assists the nurse in transporting critical patients to the OR from the Emergency Department
Understands and utilizes basic sterile technique and OSHA requirements when coming into an OR to assist the team with positioning or equipment, including but not limited to recognizing sterile fields, recognizing when masks are required when entering an OR room for turnover on vascular and craniotomy cases, and also positioning a patient at the beginning of a case
Assists with maintaining inventory supplies
Coordinates supply deliveries of cleaning solutions, trash bags, microfibers, etc. from materials management
Prepares and has knowledge of the OR specialty beds and all OR equipment
Understands the functions, how to apply and dismantle the accessories for the specialty beds, assembling OR equipment and ensures it is functioning properly - beach chairs, Jackson Table and Hana Table
Maintains surgical equipment, including but not limited to emptying and cleaning the Neptunes, taking beds apart, and suction cannisters/machines
Transports surgical specimens to pathology, lab, or blood bank
Utilizes safe lifting techniques and appropriate assistive devices
Cleans and maintains entire Restricted and Semi Restricted work areas
Qualification
Required
High school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or higher preferred
BLS - Certified as a Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider required within 90 days of employment in this position
Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment
Works under general supervision
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action
Applies more advanced skills and knowledge in the area of specialization
Company
Owensboro Health
Owensboro Health is a non profit organization which provides Cardiology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Cancer Care, and Health services.
1001-5000 employees
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