Procedure Area Tech II - Operating Room - Per-Diem

Primary Function

To assist the surgical team, under the direction of a professional nurse, in transporting patients, managing room turnover, and maintaining cleanliness, supplies, and equipment.

Per‑Diem:

• Commitment to work either 60 or 84 hours per month
• Shifts will consist of:
  11:30a-8:00p and 3p-11p
• Weekend Commitment:
  Every Other Weekend

• Demonstrates proficient skills in the PAT role and performs patient care duties that contribute to the efficient, safe operations of the unit, which may include but are not limited to:
  • Performing appropriate skin prep procedures adhering to Procedure Area policy/procedure
  • Assisting patient care team in the transfer of patient to and from bed/stretcher
  • Assisting patient care team in positioning patient on Procedure Area table or holding patient extremity for skin prep
  • Transporting the patient to and from Procedure Area or department
• Cross‑trained into either the perianesthesia tech role (to support PACU), the clerk role (to support the OR or PACU desk), or SPD certification (scope/instrument processing support)
• Provides necessary equipment/supplies for the patient care team, which may include but are not limited to:
  • Maintaining and restocking supplies
  • Procedure Area room set up—provides appropriate equipment/tables and obtains case cart or instrument sets needed for procedure
  • Performs between‑case cleaning procedures
    • Cleaning entire Procedure Area room using infection control standards
    • Cleaning specialty equipment/instrumentation/carts
    • Returning used soft goods and instrument sets appropriately
    • Appropriately handling contaminated instrument trays, carts, specimens, and body fluids
• Performs general area cleaning, which may include but is not limited to:
  • Daily dusting, sweeping, mopping, care and maintenance of sub‑sterile areas, breakrooms, unsterile hallways, and other areas as needed
• Troubleshoots minor equipment problems and initiates service calls for broken equipment as needed
• Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities to safely provide age‑appropriate care to the patients served, under the direction of the RN
• Responds to crisis situations and performs essential tasks under the direction of the RN
• Professional telephone etiquette
• Functions as an effective team member, supporting the concept of team training
• Actively participates in unit activities
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, employees, and physicians, both verbally and in writing
• Acts as a preceptor for new employees in specific areas of expertise to improve clinical practice
• Reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients, and visitors
• Performs other related duties as required

Daily contact with patients, employees, physicians, and students. Contact at various time intervals with families, visitors, community agencies, companies, and public.

• Reports to Perioperative Supervisor. Additional supervision by Nurse Manager, ANMs, PAT IV
• Direction from local department RN/ST caregivers

• High school diploma or equivalent
• A minimum of two years’ full‑time clinical practice is required; perioperative experience preferred

• Knowledge, skills, and abilities related to scrub responsibilities for the care of neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in the OR
• Knowledge of PCT responsibilities related to emergency procedures (Code blue, Code red, Code delta, heart alert, stroke alert)
• Completes mandatory education
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology
• Maintains professional appearance wearing Christiana Care issued scrubs when appropriate
• Ability to act independently within established procedures and protocols
• Ability to perform specific unit tasks as assigned by the RN
• Ability to exercise judgment, tact, and diplomacy
• Ability to make decisions utilizing sound judgment
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
• Ability to utilize computer and keyboard

BCLS certification