Intraoperative Care Technician - Full time 2nd shift

Department:

37703 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Surgery Room

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

5 days per week: M-F 1445-2315pm

4 days per week: M-F 12-2230pm

Pay Range

$20.40 - $30.60

Major Responsibilities:
Provides general patient care duties as directed by the registered nurse.
1)Stocks OR room daily per room assignment.

2)Performs camera holding as per assignment

3)Cleans OR room and equipment according to OR guidelines.

4)Properly stores equipment and supplies after each case.

5)Is able to function in all services.

6)Assists in emergency situations as assigned.

7)Properly handles cameras and scopes including disinfecting and storing.

8)Sets up suction for any case (service-specific).

9)Stores blood products.

10)Assists in post mortem care. Performs advanced tasks as assigned.

Performs tasks related to sterility with an understanding of sterile technique.
1)Follows procedure regarding use of autoclave and Steris.

2)Follows procedure regarding sterilization of implants using spore testing.

3)Performs tasks regarding sterilization of cameras, instruments, and implants adhering to sterile technique.

4)Opens any sterile supplies or instruments adhering to sterile technique.

5)Can identify break in sterile technique.

6)Identifies outdates prior to opening sterile supplies or instruments.

7)Gowns and gloves according to policy and procedure.

8)Maintains sterile field when camera holding.

9)Moves about OR demonstrating awareness and careful proximity to sterile field.

10)Practices within the infection control policy and procedure.

Performs tasks related to pre-operative preparation.
1)Assists with opening of all sterile supplies and instruments.

2)Gathers equipment, instruments, and supplies per room assignment.

3)Sterilizes instruments and cameras well in advance of when needed.

4)Places furniture and equipment in OR in appropriate position (service-specific).

5)Communicates with circulator, instrument ICT, or case cart coordinator identifying missing instruments and/or supplies.

6)Systems-tests equipment (service-specific).

7)Verifies all equipment is plugged into electrical outlet.

8)Replaces CO2 tank and printer paper with cartridge (service-specific).

9)Places irrigation in warmer (service-specific).

10)Performs pre-operative shaves as assigned. Performs patient transfer activities as assigned.

Under direction and supervision of Registered Nurse performs surgical scrub assistant duties in cystoscopy room.
1)Acts as a surgical scrub assisting in variety of cystoscopy procedures

2)Responsible for setting up and maintaining sterile surgical table

3)Demonstrates knowledge and is efficient in interpreting chemical and biological indicates to determine sterility of an instrument(s) or instrument tray(s)

4)Responsible of maintaining sterile supplies within surgical field

5)Responsible for collecting and handing off to the registered nurse any collected surgical specimens

Performs tasks related to intra-operative support.
10)Communicates with CPD regarding rewashing and/or sterilization of instruments. Properly and safely handles contaminated instruments in regards to storage and transfer to CPD. Performs room turnovers – disposes of all linen/garbage, removes casecart to Demontam, cleans room as per procedure. Processes specimens to Pathology per procedure. Documents patient information on appropriate forms.

1)Assists in admittance of patient to OR (i.e., warm blankets, help transfer patient or remove cart from OR).

2)Provides safe environment for patient.

3)Assists in connecting power supplies to field (i.e., bovie, suction, nitrogen, video equipment).

4)Assists in connecting irrigation to field.

5)Changes full suction canisters.

6)Maintains availability to circulator and/or communicates whereabouts when not in OR room.

7)Assists in positioning patients and demonstrates knowledge of all service-specific positions and positioning devices.

8)Maintains knowledge and skills of all aspects of camera holding.

9)Follows up and communicates on rewashes in a timely manner.

Performs unit secretary(US) duties as assigned. The Unit Information Secretary serves to facilitate