Urology Technician

Patient and Family Centered Care (PFCC)

Demonstrates patient care concepts.

• Verifies patient's identity with a using two identifiers (registered nurse).
• Collaborates with team members in providing a safe and supportive environment for the patient.
• Recognizes the physical, spiritual, and psychological needs of the patient/family.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates patient care concepts.
• Verifies patient's identity with a using two identifiers (registered nurse).
• Collaborates with team members in providing a safe and supportive environment for the patient.
• Performs patient care responsibilities consistent with age-specific criteria under the supervision of a registered nurse.
• Respects the rights of health care consumers by ensuring privacy and confidentiality.
• Performs shaving, clipping and prepping as required under the direction of a registered nurse.
• Recognizes the physical, spiritual, and psychological needs of the patient/family.
• Demonstrates the application of the principles of asepsis and disinfection in a knowledgeable manner in the care of the supplies, instruments and the environment.
• Identifies the principles of sterile technique and applies these techniques when assisting each procedure.
• Demonstrates a surgical conscience of all times.
• Prepares items/instruments for sterilization, receives, sorts decontaminate, cleans all surgical items including sterilizers and ultrasonic cleaners applying the correct techniques of disinfection, high level disinfection and sterilization.
• Assembles and wraps instrument trays; stamps, dates, stores and rotates items which can be sterile and/or unsterile items.
• Uses and evaluates sterilizers and completes all required documentation (spores) in accordance with unit policy.
• Verifies exposure to sterilization process and integrity of all instruments, equipment needed, sterile packaging, and opens appropriate supplies.
• Reports defective material or equipment to specialty team coordinators.
• Follows the appropriate dress code according to unit policy.
• Assists in preparation of the procedure rooms.
• Selects supplies and equipment for procedure.
• Opens sterile supplies using sterile technique.
• Identifies the appropriate types of accessory equipment for procedures.
• Ensures safety of patient by exercising aseptic techniques and preventing hazards related to the environment and the use of equipment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the step by step procedures of Urologic procedure.
• Prepares procedural fields with all the sterile supplies needed, preps the patient for the sterile/non sterile urologic procedures, including prepping with Betadine per protocol.
• Continually monitors and reports any breaks in aseptic technique.
• Assists in preparing next assignment for room.
• Demonstrates the accountability as a health care professional to provide a safe environment for patients and staff.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a high school diploma or GED; and CNA or other educational equivalent, i.e. Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy Technician, Student Nurse who has completed one semester of clinical experience.
• Additional experience preferred will be specified depending on placement.
• All candidates must successfully complete the Urology Competency Based Training and Practicum, including age-specific competencies within three months of starting in the position.