Intraoperative Care Technician - PRN, 7a-3:30p

Department:

37703 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Surgery Room

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

No

Hours Per Week:

0

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

M-F 0700-1530, or

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 blanke