Procedure Area Tech - Full-Time

Shift: 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM

• Weekend Commitment: Every other Sunday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
• No Holiday Commitment

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Provides specific patient care and equipment management for procedural areas to facilitate safe patient outcomes.

Supports cleanliness and supply maintenance of all operating room areas including hallways, sub sterile areas, break rooms, and equipment areas.

Adheres closely to values and behaviors of organization.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Performs patient care duties that contribute to the efficient, safe operations of the unit which may include but are not limited to:

Performing appropriate skin prep procedures adhering to Procedure Area policy/procedure

Assisting patient care team in the transfer of patient to and from bed/stretcher

Assisting patient care team in positioning patient on Procedure Area table or holding patient extremity for skin prep

Transporting of the patient to and from Procedure Area or department

Making bed/stretcher

Provides necessary equipment/supplies for the patient care team which may include but not limited to:

Restocking specialty carts with supplies

Maintaining par level of supplies

During Procedure Area room set, provides appropriate equipment/tables needed in the room

Obtaining case cart or instrument sets needed for procedure

Performs between case cleaning procedures which may include but not limited to:

Cleaning entire Procedure Area room

Cleaning specialty equipment/instrumentation/ carts.

Returning used soft goods and instrument sets appropriately

Appropriately handling contaminated instrument trays, carts, specimens and body fluids.

Troubleshoots minor equipment problems and initiates service calls for broken equipment as needed.

Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities to safely provide age-appropriate care to the patients served, under the direction of the RN.

Responds to crisis situations and performs essential tasks under the direction of the RN.

Practices professional telephone etiquette

Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrates proficiency in required computer programs

Effectively communicates with patients, families, visitors, employees, and physicians, utilizing courteous written and verbal communication.

Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices. Reports to the appropriate personnel, in a timely fashion, any unsafe activities, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employee, patients, and visitors

Performs other related duties as required.
 

SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND FREQUENCY OF CONTACTS:

Frequent contact with patients, families, visitors, volunteers, students, and members of the healthcare team both internal and external
 

DIRECTION/SUPERVISION OF OTHERS:

None

DIRECTION/SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Perioperative Supervisor/Lead PAT

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

High school diploma or equivalent.

Computer skills

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

BLS required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Ability to apply CCHS Core Values to daily activities

Knowledge of CCHS policies and procedures. Keeps up to date with departmental and system wide changes

Completes mandatory in-service education and web-based training.

Maintains professional appearance wearing Christiana Care issued scrubs when appropriate

Knowledge of PCT responsibilities related to emergency procedures (Code blue, Code red, Code delta, heart alert, stroke alert)

Knowledge and application of CCHS telephone and paging systems. Responsible for Christiana Care issued iPhone. Consistently available for Vocera paging and Capacity Management programs.

Basic knowledge of medical terminology

Ability to act independently within established guidelines

Ability to exercise judgment, tact, and diplomacy

Ability to reason, prioritize, problem solve and identify problems

Ability to establish and maintain positive interdepartmental working relationships

Ability to maintain confidential information and materials

Plans, organizes and coordinates multiple/simultaneous projects

Communicates efficiently and effectively in both written and verbal form.

Ability to oper