Operating Room Tech (Notional Opportunity)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides medical services at the scope and level of an Operating Room Technician to preserve the health of employees and client personnel.
• Performs necessary tasks for Scrub role using technical skills.
• Assist Anesthetist with patient positioning.
• Assures patient/personal safety by maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Assembly, Wrapping and Sterilization Instruments Sets as necessary.
• Disinfection, Decontamination and Sterilization of the Surgical Instruments.
• Ensure proper instrumentation for each procedure.
• Follows all principles of sterile technique.
• Loading operations of the Stream Sterilizer.
• Participates in all counts (instruments, sponges, sharps, etc.) as necessary.
• Proper Storage and Handling of surgical instruments to include testing of Biological Indicators.
• Assists with the maintenance of supplies and equipment.
• Assists with the managing of day to day activities and prioritizing tasks.
• Operates personal computer to access e-mail, electronic calendars, and other basic office support software.
• Complies with all applicable standards and guidelines.
• All Health Care Providers (HCPs) will document care delivered and follow up care required.
• Communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specific level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, new task efforts, and new policy requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of a school and documentation of having successfully completed appropriate certifying requirements for Surgical/Operating room technician, as applicable to the specific profession per current country’s requirements.
• Minimum of 2 years recent experience as Surgical/OR Technician is required.
• Skilled at obtaining body fluids, tissues and other specimens.
• Surgical technologists need manual dexterity to handle instruments quickly.
• Surgical technologists must be conscientious, orderly, and emotionally stable to handle demands of the operating room environment.
• Technologists must respond quickly and must be familiar with operating procedures in order to have instruments ready for surgeons without having to be told.
• Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, be organized and have excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Proficiency with computer and common office equipment, as well as with MS Office products required.
• Ability to adapt to sudden changes and flexibility in work requirements to include potential shift changes based on operational needs and/or command priorities.

Physical Requirements and Work Conditions:

• Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• May require bending, stooping and lifting as required for patient care and transport.