OT Technician

• Maintain responsibility for the transportation of patients to and from the OT theater,ICU and Recovery.
• Assist staff with the movement of patients within the Operating Theater
• Assist with patient procedures as required
• Maintain procedure room/operating theatre equipment, to ensure a clean, safe and efficient, environment for patients and staff.
• Ensure operating room table is wiped down, floor cleaned, linen and rubbish removed at conclusion of each procedure, Maintain sterile environment at OT.
• Assist in the preparation of patient prior to surgery, Ensure patient positioning and safely on the
• operating table prior to surgery and on the patient trolley at the completion of surgery
• Provide assistance to anesthesiologist and surgeon during surgery
• Promote patient safety at all times
• Assist in other areas within the theatre complex as workload permits
• Maintain good verbal communications with other staff in the theatre complex
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• Be familiar with the correct operation of all equipment
• Collect and return all necessary equipment for the procedure and patient safety
• Report malfunctioning equipment to the OT Manager
• Follow the hospital’s Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Be aware of the OH&S guidelines for the safe transport of beds and patients throughout the hospital
• Responsible for indenting the prescribed drugs from the pharmacy
• Responsible for verifying the correct label, expiry dates of the drugs which are in use for anesthesia and label them properly before giving the anesthesia
• Responsible for keeping the following prior to surgery
• Patient/Cardiac Monitor
• OT Lights
• Fibro Optic Bronchoscope
• Anesthesia Workstation
• Suction machine
• Diathermy machine etc.
• Helps the anesthetist in procedure and at recovery of the patient
• Responsible for returning the unused drugs to the OT stores
• Cleaning and keeping ready the An aesthesia machine
• To ensure cleaning and maintenance of the theater, anesthesia workstation and operation table after every surgery for next surgery with the help of housekeeping Cleanliness of the entire OT Area.
• Upkeep of all the accessories for the OT table according to the procedure
• Ensuring Filling up of anesthesia drugs with assistance from Consultant Anesthesia
• Assist in Operation procedure, wherever required
• Follow the Departmental Protocols / Procedures
• Any other jobs assigned as per exigencies of work
• Check the functioning of all machines, equipment's and anesthetic trolley.
• Checking availability of Anesthesia drugs and emergency drugs and its expiry
• Checking availability of stand by Medical Gas Cylinders
• Checks the Central Medical Gas Flow.
• Checking closed Anesthesia circuit and for its working condition, stylet, kidney trays , E.T Tube, soda lime, Halothane, Isolate vaporizers etc.
• Helping in positioning of the patient for respective surgeries.(with table accessories, IV stands, tourniquets)
• Assisting Anesthetist for GA,SA extubating
• Supervision of work done by OT Assistants.
  

Qualifications

• Passion for Excellence
• Results Orientation
• Communication Skills
• Customer Focus
• Integrity & Ethics
  

• Building Relationships
• Leadership & Influencing
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Functional Expertise
• Negotiation