SMRMC Full Time 1711-OR Tech-6211
for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details, but we can group them into appropriate sections.
We must not repeat job title. No markdown.
Let's craft.
Section About the role: maybe a
containing the job summary sentences: "Under general supervision of the Chief Nursing Officer, Associate Chief Nursing Officer and direct supervision of Director of Surgical Services, Nurse Manager, Charge Nurse, RN, or LPN, performs directed patient care and surgical technician assistance for an assigned number of patients. At all times, patient assignments will be determined by adjustment of patient census and current staffing levels which is reviewed daily."
But also maybe include that they will be assigned up to 40 hours per week etc? That's schedule. So keep schedule separate.
Responsibilities: list bullet points:
- Provide surgical technical assistance with service lines procedures per operating room standards and departmental policy.
- Process specimens, restock rooms and maintain stock of sterilized instruments.
- Perform nurse technician duties.
- Assist with orientation of other nurse technicians, students or other assigned staff.
- Work and relate in a professional, non-defensive manner with peers, physicians, mid-level providers, administration, patients, and visitors.
- Assist in nursing care preparing the patient for surgical procedures by performance of routine delegated duties, collect selected patient information and perform patient care as directed by the Nurse Manager, RN-1 or Charge Nurse RN or LPN.
- Document total care given, review and maintain medical record per policy, and assist with accurate and timely entry of patient data, orders, and charges into computer system.
- Assist with care for patients with postoperative needs.
- Perform scrub duties, perform housekeeping duties as necessary, assist in maintenance of all supplies, rotate supplies and check for expiration dates of products.
- Assist with elective, urgent, emergent and elective scheduled case, assist in preparation, transportation and supervision of patients and maintain education in surgical and related aspects of nursing.
- Assist with bowel, cleaning preps and perform surgical skin prep.
- Provide comfort measures on assigned patients.
- Recognize changes in the patient’s condition.
- Provide normal basic care.
- Attend yearly mandatory education/HealthStream requirements (nonnegotiable).
- Maintain all certification and licensure requirements on time.
But some of those are more requirements (certification, licensure, mandatory education). We'll split.
Requirements: maybe "Attendance to yearly mandatory education/HealthStream requirements is nonnegotiable and will be the responsibility of the employee to arrange and attend sessions. The employee is responsible for maintaining all certification and licensure requirements on time."
Qualifications: maybe "Possess adequate knowledge of specific job-related skills including maintaining accurate patient information/date entry, demonstrates accuracy and skill in use of hospital computer systems, submits departmental reports as needed, orders and picks up supplies as needed/directed, has knowledge of word processing and enters appropriate patient charges."
Skills: maybe "Demonstrates ability to assist with bowel, cleaning preps and ability to perform surgical skin prep. Demonstrates the ability to provide comfort measures on assigned patients. Demonstrates the ability to recognize changes in the patient’s condition. Provides normal basic care."
But also "Demonstrates the ability to assist with the care for patients with postoperative needs." Could be skill.
We need to ensure we don't duplicate content. Let's try to allocate each sentence to a section without losing info.
Original text broken into sentences:
1. Under general supervision of the Chief Nursing Officer, Associate Chief Nursing Officer and direct supervision of Director of Surgical Services, Nurse Manager, Charge Nurse, RN, or LPN, performs directed patient care and surgical technician assistance for an assigned number of patients.
2. At all times, patient assignments will be determined by adjustment of patient census and current staffing levels which is reviewed daily.
3. Will be required to provide surgical technical assistance with service lines procedures per operating room standards and departmental policy.
4. Additionally, will be required to process specimens, restock rooms and maintain stock of sterilized instruments.
5. Will be required to perform nurse technician duties.
6. As determined by the Nurse Manager, the OR Tech will be assigned up to 40 hours per week, along with mandatory call including weekends and Holidays according to the needs of the unit and staff.
7. The staff will work flex schedule according to the needs of the unit and staff.
8. Required to work holidays and weekends.
9. Call rotation required, to provide 24hours service.
10. The technician is expected to function within the scope of approved policies, procedures, and regulations for the department and organization.
11. Will be responsible to assist with orientation of other nurse technicians, student or other assigned staff.
12. Must be able to work and relate in a professional, non-defensive manner with peers, physicians, mid-level providers, administration, patients, and visitors.
13. Will assist in nursing care preparing the patient for surgical procedures by performance of routine delegated duties, to collect selected patient information and perform patient care as directed by the Nurse Manager, RN-1 or Charge Nurse RN or LPN.
14. Will be responsible to document total care given, review and maintain medical record per policy, and assist with accurate and timely entry of patient data, orders, and charges into computer system.
15. Demonstrates the ability to assist with the care for patients with postoperative needs.
16. The operating room technician personal performs scrub duties, performs housekeeping duties as necessary and assist in maintenance of all supplies rotating supplies and checking for expiration dates of products.
17. The operating room technician assist with elective, urgent, emergent and elective scheduled case, assist in preparation, transportation and supervision of patients and maintaining education in surgical and related aspects of nursing.
18. Possess adequate knowledge of specific job-related skills including maintaining accurate patient information/date entry, demonstrates accuracy and skill in use of hospital computer systems, submits departmental reports as needed, orders and picks up supplies as needed/directed, has knowledge of word processing and enters appropriate patient charges.
19. Demonstrates ability to assist with bowel, cleaning preps and ability to perform surgical skin prep.
20. Demonstrates the ability to provide comfort measures on assigned patients.
21. Demonstrates the ability to recognize changes in the patient’s condition.
22. Provides normal basic care .
23. Attendance to yearly mandatory education/ HealthStream requirements is nonnegotiable and will be the responsibility of the employee to arrange and attend sessions.
24. The employee is responsible for maintaining all certification and licensure requirements on time.
Now assign:
About the role: sentences 1-2 (job summary). Could also include sentence 10? That's about functioning within scope; maybe responsibilities. But we can keep.
Responsibilities: sentences 3-5, 11-14, 15-17, 19-22? Actually many are duties.
Let's categorize:
Responsibilities (duties):
- Provide surgical technical assistance with service lines procedures per operating room standards and departmental policy. (3)
- Process specimens, restock rooms and maintain stock of sterilized instruments. (4)
- Perform nurse technician duties. (5)
- Assist with orientation of other nurse technicians, student or other assigned staff. (11)
- Must be able to work and relate in a professional, non-defensive manner with peers, physicians, mid-level providers, administration, patients, and visitors. (12) (maybe more of a requirement but could be responsibility)
- Assist in nursing care preparing the patient for surgical procedures by performance of routine delegated duties, to collect selected patient information and perform patient care as directed by the Nurse Manager, RN-1 or Charge Nurse RN or LPN. (13)
- Will be responsible to document total care given, review and maintain medical record per policy, and assist with accurate and timely entry of patient data, orders, and charges into computer system. (14)
- Demonstrates the ability to assist with the care for patients with postoperative needs. (15)
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details, but we can group them into appropriate sections. We must not repeat job title. No markdown. Let's craft. Section About the role: maybe a
containing the job summary sentences: "Under general supervision of the Chief Nursing Officer, Associate Chief Nursing Officer and direct supervision of Director of Surgical Services, Nurse Manager, Charge Nurse, RN, or LPN, performs directed patient care and surgical technician assistance for an assigned number of patients. At all times, patient assignments will be determined by adjustment of patient census and current staffing levels which is reviewed daily." But also maybe include that they will be assigned up to 40 hours per week etc? That's schedule. So keep schedule separate. Responsibilities: list bullet points: - Provide surgical technical assistance with service lines procedures per operating room standards and departmental policy. - Process specimens, restock rooms and maintain stock of sterilized instruments. - Perform nurse technician duties. - Assist with orientation of other nurse technicians, students or other assigned staff. - Work and relate in a professional, non-defensive manner with peers, physicians, mid-level providers, administration, patients, and visitors. - Assist in nursing care preparing the patient for surgical procedures by performance of routine delegated duties, collect selected patient information and perform patient care as directed by the Nurse Manager, RN-1 or Charge Nurse RN or LPN. - Document total care given, review and maintain medical record per policy, and assist with accurate and timely entry of patient data, orders, and charges into computer system. - Assist with care for patients with postoperative needs. - Perform scrub duties, perform housekeeping duties as necessary, assist in maintenance of all supplies, rotate supplies and check for expiration dates of products. - Assist with elective, urgent, emergent and elective scheduled case, assist in preparation, transportation and supervision of patients and maintain education in surgical and related aspects of nursing. - Assist with bowel, cleaning preps and perform surgical skin prep. - Provide comfort measures on assigned patients. - Recognize changes in the patient’s condition. - Provide normal basic care. - Attend yearly mandatory education/HealthStream requirements (nonnegotiable). - Maintain all certification and licensure requirements on time. But some of those are more requirements (certification, licensure, mandatory education). We'll split. Requirements: maybe "Attendance to yearly mandatory education/HealthStream requirements is nonnegotiable and will be the responsibility of the employee to arrange and attend sessions. The employee is responsible for maintaining all certification and licensure requirements on time." Qualifications: maybe "Possess adequate knowledge of specific job-related skills including maintaining accurate patient information/date entry, demonstrates accuracy and skill in use of hospital computer systems, submits departmental reports as needed, orders and picks up supplies as needed/directed, has knowledge of word processing and enters appropriate patient charges." Skills: maybe "Demonstrates ability to assist with bowel, cleaning preps and ability to perform surgical skin prep. Demonstrates the ability to provide comfort measures on assigned patients. Demonstrates the ability to recognize changes in the patient’s condition. Provides normal basic care." But also "Demonstrates the ability to assist with the care for patients with postoperative needs." Could be skill. We need to ensure we don't duplicate content. Let's try to allocate each sentence to a section without losing info. Original text broken into sentences: 1. Under general supervision of the Chief Nursing Officer, Associate Chief Nursing Officer and direct supervision of Director of Surgical Services, Nurse Manager, Charge Nurse, RN, or LPN, performs directed patient care and surgical technician assistance for an assigned number of patients. 2. At all times, patient assignments will be determined by adjustment of patient census and current staffing levels which is reviewed daily. 3. Will be required to provide surgical technical assistance with service lines procedures per operating room standards and departmental policy. 4. Additionally, will be required to process specimens, restock rooms and maintain stock of sterilized instruments. 5. Will be required to perform nurse technician duties. 6. As determined by the Nurse Manager, the OR Tech will be assigned up to 40 hours per week, along with mandatory call including weekends and Holidays according to the needs of the unit and staff. 7. The staff will work flex schedule according to the needs of the unit and staff. 8. Required to work holidays and weekends. 9. Call rotation required, to provide 24hours service. 10. The technician is expected to function within the scope of approved policies, procedures, and regulations for the department and organization. 11. Will be responsible to assist with orientation of other nurse technicians, student or other assigned staff. 12. Must be able to work and relate in a professional, non-defensive manner with peers, physicians, mid-level providers, administration, patients, and visitors. 13. Will assist in nursing care preparing the patient for surgical procedures by performance of routine delegated duties, to collect selected patient information and perform patient care as directed by the Nurse Manager, RN-1 or Charge Nurse RN or LPN. 14. Will be responsible to document total care given, review and maintain medical record per policy, and assist with accurate and timely entry of patient data, orders, and charges into computer system. 15. Demonstrates the ability to assist with the care for patients with postoperative needs. 16. The operating room technician personal performs scrub duties, performs housekeeping duties as necessary and assist in maintenance of all supplies rotating supplies and checking for expiration dates of products. 17. The operating room technician assist with elective, urgent, emergent and elective scheduled case, assist in preparation, transportation and supervision of patients and maintaining education in surgical and related aspects of nursing. 18. Possess adequate knowledge of specific job-related skills including maintaining accurate patient information/date entry, demonstrates accuracy and skill in use of hospital computer systems, submits departmental reports as needed, orders and picks up supplies as needed/directed, has knowledge of word processing and enters appropriate patient charges. 19. Demonstrates ability to assist with bowel, cleaning preps and ability to perform surgical skin prep. 20. Demonstrates the ability to provide comfort measures on assigned patients. 21. Demonstrates the ability to recognize changes in the patient’s condition. 22. Provides normal basic care . 23. Attendance to yearly mandatory education/ HealthStream requirements is nonnegotiable and will be the responsibility of the employee to arrange and attend sessions. 24. The employee is responsible for maintaining all certification and licensure requirements on time. Now assign: About the role: sentences 1-2 (job summary). Could also include sentence 10? That's about functioning within scope; maybe responsibilities. But we can keep. Responsibilities: sentences 3-5, 11-14, 15-17, 19-22? Actually many are duties. Let's categorize: Responsibilities (duties): - Provide surgical technical assistance with service lines procedures per operating room standards and departmental policy. (3) - Process specimens, restock rooms and maintain stock of sterilized instruments. (4) - Perform nurse technician duties. (5) - Assist with orientation of other nurse technicians, student or other assigned staff. (11) - Must be able to work and relate in a professional, non-defensive manner with peers, physicians, mid-level providers, administration, patients, and visitors. (12) (maybe more of a requirement but could be responsibility) - Assist in nursing care preparing the patient for surgical procedures by performance of routine delegated duties, to collect selected patient information and perform patient care as directed by the Nurse Manager, RN-1 or Charge Nurse RN or LPN. (13) - Will be responsible to document total care given, review and maintain medical record per policy, and assist with accurate and timely entry of patient data, orders, and charges into computer system. (14) - Demonstrates the ability to assist with the care for patients with postoperative needs. (15)