Operation Theatre Technician

Job Description

Job Purpose Assist surgeons and anesthesiologists before, during, and after surgery. Prepare operating rooms with surgical instruments, equipment that will be needed during an operation. Technicians also may prepare patients for surgery by cleaning, shaving, and disinfecting body areas where the surgeon will operate. They may transport patients to operating rooms, help position them o the operating table. Essential duties and responsibilities Assist in setting up operating room according to type of surgery to be performed, which includes obtaining, arranging testing of equipment, supplies and accessories as per schedules. Check whether all equipments in the OT are in working condition daily, replace missing or damaged equipment and /or send to Biomedical Department after making entry in the books informing OT in charge. Assist anesthetist/surgeon/nurses in preparing the patients for the procedure, positioning them in a prescribed manner, as per surgery/surgeon, assist in moving patient into wheeled stretcher to ICU/recovery room after completion of operation. Circulate for cases whenever the need arises for short period. Relieve nurses in between cases for breaks. Assist in cleanup of operating theater following surgery: includes disposal of used supplies / Cleaning of equipments used in anesthesia, etc and OT table accessories. To personally clean and change all tubing/linen on anesthesia machine after the cases are done or/and at the end of the day. Check all anesthesia trolley/assist nurses to check drug cart for update and validity of drugs every Saturday or when time permits. (Mandatory weekly) Understands the functioning and then knows the case of every equipment in the OT. (C’ Arm, microscope, cautery, OT table, Suction, Syringe Pumps, etc) Check cylinder supplies (oxygen, nitrous) as per requirements of OT cases. Keep and take inventory of all equipment’s/cables used for Anaesthesia on all shifts and reports damage or breakage to OT in charge and send the same for repairs to the Biomed / Engineering department after entry in HIS/log book Receive and replenish sterile supplies from CSSD along with the nurses at the end of the day and place on racks allotted according to specialty Ensure and supervise cleaning of “C” ARM every evening whether it has been used or not. Knowledgeable of OT protocols and personnel safety. Specific Unit Related Nursing Care: Maintains Universal precautions. Provides equipment and supplies based on patient needs. Perform proper post-procedure duties. Completes documentation. Any other jobs assigned by superior. Working conditions Should be willing to work in different assigned shifts. Stretched working hours Great deal with standing & walking along with bending & lifting Professional hazard On call duty Field duty (Camps, periphery clinics) Skills & Abilities Excellent teamwork and people skills Observational skills Ability to deal with emotionally charged and pressured situations Excellent Verbal and written communication skills Multi-tasking