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The University of Kansas Health System · 2 months ago

Surgical Support Service Tech

Overland Park, KS

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Surgical Support Service Tech who will ensure that the surgical services team has timely access to supplies and instrumentation. The role involves providing customer-focused service to the Perioperative Services team, assisting in patient transfers, and maintaining supply organization for effective patient care.

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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

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required