Case Technician

Patient Care

• Affords assistance in preparing Operating Room or Procedure Room by ensuring that equipment, instruments, and supplies are sterilized, maintained, and available at all times.
• Maintains knowledge of instruments, equipment, and supplies use in order to ensure efficient surgical operations.
• Affords assistance with patient preps and patient positioning prior to surgical procedure in an efficient and professional manner.
• Affords assistance as a second scrub as needed for the provision of high-quality patient care services by assisting with case set up and withholding retractors, scopes, or cameras to provide better visualization for the physician during procedure.
• Transports patients to Pre-operative Area, Operating Room, or Procedure Room as needed in a caring, considerate, expedient, and professional manner.
• Coordinates with other departments on proper instrument processing and sterilization in order to ensure that adequate quantities of surgical instruments are available at all times.
• Ensures that all instruments and equipment are in good working condition at all times and promptly facilitates their repair when needed.
• Collaborates with other departments to prepare rooms between surgeries and prepare patients for surgery in a compassionate and professional manner.
• Affords assistance in supplying the physician with needed equipment and supplies and coordinating instrument and supplies layout for the procedure in order to ensure conformity with infection control standards and safety for all patients.
• Affords assistance in retrieving medications and case drug bags, and placing in appropriate locations for administration by the nurse.
• Affords assistance in returning medications and drug trays to appropriate locations for return to the pharmacy.

Qualifications

• No formal education required.
• High School diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Communication and customer service skills are essential.