Dartmouth Health · 9 hours ago
Perioperative Support Technician - Operating Room, Per Diem
New London, NH
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
2+ years expDartmouth Health is seeking a Perioperative Support Technician to perform essential environmental and material management functions within the Surgical Services Department. The role involves ensuring patient safety, reducing hospital-acquired infections, and maintaining clean and sterile work environments in collaboration with the peri-operative team.
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Responsibilities
Work collaboratively with the peri-operative team to ensure efficient and safe workflows within the perioperative space adhering to current hospital and regulatory standards
Performs environmental cleaning processes for all Perioperative areas including procedural and non-procedural spaces, restricted and semi-restricted spaces and all equipment contained therein following regulatory standards including AORN
Removes and cleans unneeded equipment from PACU/OR/CSR and ensures trash and contaminated linens and instruments are properly handled and sent to appropriate destination
Handles blood, tissue, bodily fluids, recyclables and other materials safely.Performs routine and terminal cleaning (an intensive cleaning process) at a regular/established intervals ensuring that the all-clinical spaces are free of infectious material that cause hospital-acquired infections
Reports all faulty equipment to supervisor
Inventories and obtains supplies and equipment needed in real time or in prep for upcoming patients to set up rooms for upcoming patients
Understand the decontamination processes in Central Sterile, learn to clean and process endoscopic scopes, know instrumentation in order to be a runner for the per-operative team
Under the direction of the primary nurse, will assist with patient preparation/positioning prior to the beginning of surgery
Will provide post-surgical nutrition and patient transport outside of the department under the direction of the primary nurse/charge nurse
Maintains required daily temperature logs and other tracking logs.Handles cleaning chemical in a safe manner as established by hospital procedures and regulatory agencies
Demonstrates proper use of PPE along with donning and doffing of PPE
Attends training/maintains competency regarding assembly, disassembly and cleaning of peri-operative equipment
Qualification
Required
High school diploma with 2 years' work experience required
Ability to anticipate, prioritize, and coordinate work in a high stress environment
Ability to obtain BLS certification within 30 days
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS (BLS) Basic Life Support within 30 days
Preferred
Excellent verbal and written communication skills preferred
Company
Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health is a highly integrated, cohesive healthcare system grounded in outstanding medical expertise.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
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Kenneth J. Kelliher
Vice President, Supply Chain Division
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2025-10-22
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