OR Tech III

Job Title: OR Tech III

Location: Jersey City Medical Center

Department Name: Operating Room

Req #: 0000245314

Status: Hourly

Shift: Night

Pay Range: $31.41 - $38.42 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Company Name:Jersey City Medical Center

Job Code:H1862

Job Title:OR Tech III

Dept/CC#:1191010

Department Name:Operating Room

Section Name:Operating Room

Reports To:Director

OSHA Classification:

Salary Grade:

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Section II: Summary of Job Function

Comments

In collaboration with the perioperative registered nurse, the surgical technician will function as a member of the team to organize and administer individualizes age specific care to patients, maintain an environment that facilitates safe patient outcomes, and ensure patient s physiologic responses to surgery are as expected in the surgical suite and across the perioperative division,

Section III: Job Qualifications/Education/Training/Certification/Licensure

Comments

Education:

Successful completion of all orientation and departmental programs required

Experience:

Additional experience/training may be required based on departmental specific needs

Certification/Licensure:

Current BLS Healthcare Provider Certification required

Work Environment and Hazards

Comments

Hazards include risk exposure to communicable disease, hazardous materials and physical injury from lifting patients, and from operating and lifting equipment,

Special Physical Demands

Comments

Work Contact Group / Additional Responsibilities

Comments

All patient related hospital departments, patients, families, visitors, nursing personnel and medical staff,

Section 1: Job-Specific Requirements of Position

Job Specific Requirements

Acts as a patient advocate thru use of, Time Out, and Surgical Safety Checklist,

Adheres to schedule case start times,

Anticipates the surgeons instrument and equipment needs during the surgical intervention,

Assists with the room cleanup and returns instruments to central supply for the decontamination process,

Communicates the needs of the patient or surgeons to the circulating nurse,

Completes room turn over within department benchmark,

Contributes to a satisfying work environment by a positive attitude; cooperative interactions with team members; use of problem solving and critical thinking skills; collaborative teamwork,

Demonstrates principles of self-care and supports peers,

Demonstrates/states hospital policy/procedure for surgical hand scrub, fingernail, and jewelry policies,

Efficiently performs room preparation,

Acquisition of the pertinent supplies, equipment, instrumentation, and suture needed at the sterile field,

Implements the policies and procedures of the hospital and Nursing Department,

Inspects instruments for proper functioning,

Assures all equipment coming from the sterile field is operational,

Keeps physician preference cards updated by relaying preference changes to circulating nurse,

Performs surgical counts as per policy,

Practices principles of aseptic technique,

Properly disposes of sharps/needles, and items for reprocessing,

Properly handles specimens,

Properly identifies and handles basic instrumentation,

Properly identifies and handles sutures and needles,

Properly prepares the sterile field,

Properly receives and labels medications on to the surgical field,

Properly transfers patients to stretcher/bed/operating room table,

Provides a smooth transition when the surgical intervention deviates from the norm,

Provides hand off communication to different level of care and relief personnel,

Reports to assigned area/room, signs In and Out on time, and reports to OR Front Desk after completion of assignment,

Transports medications to and from the pharmacy,

Section 2: Universal S,

A,

F,

E,

T,

Y Standards

Universal S,

A,

F,

E,

T,

Y Standards

Speaks Up For Safety

Speaks up and listens when there is a concern in the workplace,

Accurately Communicates

Communicates in a clear and timely manner,

Focus On The Task

Self-Check using S,

T,

A,

R,

- Stop, Think, Act, and Review,

Exercises and Accepts a Questions a sensitive and positive tone in all interactions,

You and Me Together

Looks out for team members and is willing to be coached,

Section 3: Unit/ Dept,

Specific Competencies

Unit/Dept Specific Competencies

Fire Safety

Laser Safety

Malignant Hyperthermia

Medication on the Sterile Field

Electrosurgery

Surgical Prepping

Surgical Asepsis

Surgical Counts

Surgical Positioning

Surgical Attire

ADA Requirements

Maximum Lifting and Carrying Tasks

Average Range

Maximum weight to be lifted independently:

25 lbs

Maximum weight to be lifted with assistance:

25 lbs/person

Assistance device(s) to be used:

Staff Assistance

Lifting parameters (% of lifts) - Above the Shoulder:

10

Lifting parameters (% of lifts) - Knee to shoulder:

80

Lifting parameters (% of lifts) Floor to knee:

10

Size of object:

9x12x14

Distance of object from body:

Not to exceed the length from finger tips to elbow for maximum

lift or up to 24

Maximum weight is lifted per hour & total hours per day:

1 per hour/ 1 hr(s) per day

Maximum weight and distance to be carried:

25 lbs / 100 feet

Task Inventory

Average # Hours per day doing each task

Pull (straight) to be lifted independently:

N/A

Pull (hand over hand):

N/A

Pushing:

50 lbs,

2-3 hrs,

Reaching above shoulder:

5

Sit:

2

Stand:

2

Walk:

4

Crawl:

0

Kneel:

0

Bending repetitively:

3

Task Inventory - continued

Average # Hours per day doing each task

Climb, legs only (stairs):

1

Climb, use of arms & legs (ladders):

0

Far Vision Acuity (specify):

N/A

Near Vision Acuity (specify):

computer screens, requisitions, pt,

name

Color Perception:

N/A

Hearing (with or without hearing aid):

requirements: BP sounds,

conversations, telephone

Environmental Factors

Agent/Amount/Factors

Outside work:

N/A

Inside work:

8-12 hours

Constant noise:

N/A

Fumes, smoke or gas (specify):

Oxygen and Alcohol

Solvents (degreasing agents):

Acetone

Grease and oils (specify):

N/A

Exposure to chemical agents (specify):

Various pharmaceutical (chemo),

Exposure to biologic agents (specify):

Various micro-organisms and body fluids,

Exposure to cleansing solution (specify):

TOR II, Bleach, Foam Care

Exposure to talc or other irritants (specify):

Surgical gloves, Foam Care,

Environmental Factors - continued

Agent/Time/Factors

Electrical energy (specify):

Electric beds, ventilators, power equipment, computers, monitoring

equipment, bed scales,

Slippery or uneven walking surfaces:

due to spills

Working around machinery with moving parts (specify):

Traction, cyclers, monitors

Working around moving objects or vehicles (specify):

Food cart, linen cart, med cart, bed scale, stretchers, wheel chairs,

ventilators, cyclers, beds, traction equipment

15,

Working on ladders or scaffolding:

Food cart, linen cart, med cart, bed scale, stretchers, wheel chairs,

ventilators, cyclers, beds, traction equipment

Working with hands in water:

N/A

Repetitive hand motions (specify):

N/A

Required Safety Equipment

Equipment

Eye protection (specify):

flexible fitting goggles, with side shields

Shoes (specify):

non-slip footwear, grounded shoe covers

Respiratory (specify):

surgical masks, respiratory masks

Hearing (specify):

N/A

Skin (specify):

gloves, gowns, boots, coveralls

Employee Statement of Understanding

I have read and understand the job description for my position,

I am able to perform all of the essential functions of this position,

I agree to comply with the corporate compliance policy and all laws, rules, regulations and standards of conduct relating to my position,

As an employee, I understand my duty to report any suspected violations of the law or the standards of conduct to my immediate supervisor,

As an employee, I will strive to uphold the mission and vision of the organization,

All employees are required to adhere to the values in all their interactions with patients, customers, and fellow employees,