Overview

Perioperative Technician, Operating Room

PRN/OCC, Hours and Shifts vary

Parkwest Overview:

Parkwest is West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top-performing heart hospital. In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. Annually Parkwest is recognized by U.S. News & World Report (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/tn/parkwest-medical-center-6520530) as one of Tennessee's “Top 10” hospitals.

Position Summary:

Provides supportive para-nursing functions in the Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Patient Holding Area.

Recruiter: Jason Shubert|| jshuber1@covhlth.com ||865-374-5393

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of sterile field.

• Illustrates proper technique for transporting and positioning patients safely.

• Displays understanding of proper body mechanics.

• Demonstrate special or bed positions such as Morgan Pelvic, Andrews Frame, etc.

• Recognize the area of surgical prep (clean or sterile).

• Assists in cleaning of rooms to include removing all trash, linen and mopping of rooms, suctions liners following isolizer.

• Maintains, cleans and stocks scrub areas to include sterilizer.

• Assist in daily and weekly cleaning of or to include autoclaves and solution cabinets.

• Demonstrates proper technique for surgical skins preps.

• Demonstrates proper technique for urinary catheterization.

• Demonstrates proper technique for surgical hand scrub.

• Demonstrates proper procedure for gowning and gloving.

• Assists with creation and maintenance of sterile field.

• Acts as third scrub under direction of a surgical technologist, RN, or physician.

• Orders supplies and maintains par levels as directed.

• Assists with formation of nursing assistant time schedule.

• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, BP and intake-output measurements.

• Assists in and accompanies patients in the admission, transfer and discharge procedures.

• Provides general care such as positioning, lifting or turning patients; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode; ambulating patient; pre-operative supportive care; and application/removal of abdominal binder and anti-ambolism stockings.

• Assist patient with handling and care of clothing and other personal property through out their hospital stay.

• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.

• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED.

Minimum Experience:

One (1) year of health care related experience required.

Licensure Requirement:

None

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Job Title PERI-OP TECH II

ID 3873754

Facility Parkwest Medical Center

Department Name SURGERY