Operating Room Technician; Surgical Technologists Part-time, Rotating Shift​/Evenings wit

Located in Largo in the heart of Prince George’s County, our new state-of-the-arcstep regional medical center (UM Capital Region Medical Center) will provide improved access to primary and ambulatory care services, and serve as a tertiary care center for critically ill patients. In addition, our new space will allow us to expand our offerings as a community partner to help improve the health status of Prince George’s County residents.

Passes instruments to the operating team during operations, applying aseptic techniques. Arranges and inventories sterile set-up for operation. Performs other duties as assigned. Requires certification and previous experience or training in surgical procedures.

• Assist RN with patient admission to OR in a timely manner.
• a. Sets priorities and plans care according to patient’s surgical needs.
• b. Selects equipment, instrument and supplies in an organized manner.
• c. Identifies completeness and functioning of equipment instrumentation and supplies.
• Shows awareness of patient’s needs:
  Physiological, Psychosocial, Safety, Emotional.
• Provides input as to patient’s condition on admission to:
• a. Assesses appropriateness of selected equipment, instrumentation and supplies.
• b. Notifies RN of critical findings or changes following admission.
• Supports cultural practices which do not harm others or interfere with plan of care regarding:
• Disposition of limb/body part, Blood transfusions.
• Follows surgical hand scrub policy.
• Follows surgical gowning/gloving policy.
• Prepares surgical instrumentation, equipment, and supplies.
• Follows surgical sponge, sharp, and instrument counts policy.
• Drapes or assists with draping using a surgical conscience/principles of asepsis.
• Passes surgical instrumentation, equipment, and supplies.
• Follows policy for handling of specimens and cultures.
• Minimizes talking and noise level in operating room.
• Assists, as delegated, with providing for the patient’s physical comfort.
• Assists, as delegated, with patient bed transfers/patient transport.
• Assists as delegated, with direct patient care needs.
• Practices life-saving support measures as needed.
• Practices aseptic technique during setup of surgical procedure.
• Maintains aseptic technique during intraoperative phase.
• Recognizes and reports breaks in aseptic technique in self and others.
• Selects and uses proper mode of sterilization for instruments and supplies.
• Places sterile equipment/supplies in proper area before admission of patient to operating room.
• Checks for package integrity before opening items.
• Opens sterile items without contamination.
• Pours solutions correctly.
• Cleans and organizes instruments and equipment on an ongoing basis.
• Handles contaminated material properly.
• Maintains traffic patterns in operating room and department.
• Monitors self and others in and out of sterile field.
• Prepares and operates mechanical, electrical, and power equipment.
• Removes and labels malfunctioning equipment and instruments; reports to appropriate person.
• Uses preference cards to secure and replace patient care equipment and supplies.
• Practices standard precautions, including no-touch technique, handling hazardous and contaminated materials properly, and correctly disposing of sharps.
• Demonstrates cost-effective use of supplies and equipment.
• Practices principles of sanitation following completion of a procedure.
• Cleans and restocks room for next procedure and/or at the end of each day.
• Physiological and psychological responses.
• a. Prevention of infection.
• b. Maintenance of skin integrity.
• c. Prevention of injury from extraneous objects.
• Identifies appropriate resources.
• Delivers case — specific care to meet patient surgical needs.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills with staff and other health care team members (i.e., RN, physician, equipment tech., etc.).
• Communicates accurate information/plan of care to team members (i.e., RN, physician, equipment tech., etc.).
• Communicates with other team members concerning changes in patient condition with accurate/timely information to ensure continuity of patient care.

• Greets customers in courteous, friendly, respectful and professional…