Or Support Tech (Pt-Pm)

About the role

Maintains an acceptable aesthetic environment for Perioperative Services. Performs a variety of stocking and cleaning essential to the efficient turnover of the operating room and other perioperative departments.

Responsibilities

• Assists the perioperative care team in many aspects of patient care within the surgical unit.
• Aids Central Supply with stocking disposable items used for surgery and communicates openly with materials regarding inventory levels.
• Performs activities related to transportation of patients as directed such as assisting clinical personnel in transferring patients to or from beds, chairs, wheelchairs or stretchers.
• Delivers specimens, cultures, non-narcotic medications, orders and requisitions to appropriate destinations.
• Assists OR team with the cleaning of operating rooms.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of cleaning for turnover and termination of OR rooms (prepares rooms for emergency, MRSA and next day surgery).
• Cleans and assembles instruments as needed under the direction of surgical technicians.
• Adjusts hours to meet patient care needs and covers call and weekend shift responsibility when available.
• Affords assistance to patients with ambulating and toileting.
• Collaborates with the surgery team to facilitate efficient turnover times.

Requirements

• Current BLS Certification through AHA required (upon hire/transfer)