Operating Room Tech Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Operating Room Tech to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Ensures patients are properly identified according to the patient identification policy prior to transporting to holding area or Surgery;
- Transports patients with IV pumps and/or oxygen and requests assistance from other staff when needed;
- Performs various other departmental functions on occasion, such as delivering schedules, mail and routing messages;
- Assists with maintaining appropriate levels of inventory by picking up needed materials when necessary;
- Using aseptic technique holds limbs for sterile surgical prep;
- Using principles of asepsis, performs surgical hand scrub, gowns, gloves, and hold retractors for surgical procedure;
- Assists the circulating nurse or anesthesia personnel in transferring the patient to the operating room table;
- Obtains sterile supplies and instruments for circulator and opens onto sterile field aseptically.
Requirements:
- Knowledge of and experience in back care and transfer techniques preferred. Knowledge of aseptic technique preferred;
- High school diploma or equivalent required;
- Current Basic Life Support certification.