OR Equipment Tech

About the role

Responsible and accountable for establishing, maintaining, and coordinating the appropriate inventory of equipment utilized by surgical services. The equipment technician works in collaboration with the Nurse in Charge / Throughput manager / Operations Manager/Nursing Director/ Biomed in managing the day-to-day activities as determined by the operating room schedule. The equipment technician functions as a member of the Perioperative Team who has specific knowledge, skills and training to work in an Operating Room Environment while assisting with patient care and directly reports to the Operations Manager.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the surgical team, under the direct supervision of the Operations Manager (during patient care) to assure all equipment is available/ready for surgical procedures.
• Develops and maintains an inventory of equipment with par levels and location for staff/team reference.
• Checks OR schedule to assure availability of equipment.
• Collaborate with Nurse in Charge/Throughput Manager and Operations Manager as appropriate in resolving conflicts.
• Day/evening before surgery, set up rooms for following day with necessary equipment for the first cases of the next day.
• Able to access Epic for preference card review for equipment and positioning needs.
• Uses effective oral and written communication to foster collaboration, teamwork, and mutual respect.
• Absorbs and communicates equipment out for repair to team/assures replacement as necessary.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams on new equipment in OR.
• Collaborates with Nurse in Charge, Throughput Manager, Operations Manager and biomed on introducing new equipment in the OR.
• This includes but is not limited to communication to staff and assisting with/coordination of in-services as appropriate.
• Works with industry representatives as necessary, assuring hospital policy is followed during visits.
• Cares for (set up and breakdown) equipment as appropriate.
• Assists with staff education as appropriate.
• Assists with patient positioning and turning over rooms as appropriate.
• Adheres to hospital mandatory training and testing requirement.
• Participates in activities conducive to safety of patients and team members.
• Maintains tracking logs for broken equipment.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent required
• Experience: 1-2 years in equipment maintenance or a related field required; Computer experience preferred