Procedure Area Tech II

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

• Provides specific patient care and equipment management for procedural areas to facilitate safe patient outcomes.
• Supports cleanliness and supply maintenance of all operating room areas including hallways, sub sterile areas, break rooms, and equipment areas.
• Adheres closely to values and behaviors of organization while embodying the expectations of a leader.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attends preceptor workshop appropriate to role.
• Actively participates in orientation of new PAT team members.
• 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)  
  • * GI lab specific: instrument processing duties required to enhance the functioning of the department
• Enthusiastically works with leadership to identify own learning needs and seeks opportunities to meet these learning needs.

• Reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patient and visitors.
• 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 of the patient to and from Procedure Area or department
• Making bed/stretcher
• Provides necessary equipment/supplies for the patient care team which may include but not limited to:
• Restocking specialty carts with supplies
• Maintaining par level of supplies

• During Procedure Area room set, provides appropriate equipment/tables needed in the room.
• Obtains case cart or instrument sets needed for procedure.
• Performs between case cleaning procedures which may include but not limited to:
• Cleaning entire Procedure Area room
• 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 not limited to:
• Daily dusting, sweeping, mopping, care and maintenance to 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.
• Practices professional telephone etiquette
• Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates proficiency in required computer programs.

• Effectively communicates with patients, families, visitors, employees, and physicians, utilizing courteous written and verbal communication.
  • Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices. Reports to the appropriate personnel, in a timely fashion, any unsafe activities, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employee, patients, and visitors
• Performs other related duties as required

SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND FREQUENCY OF CONTACTS:

• Frequent contact with patients, families, visitors, volunteers, students, and members of the healthcare team both internal and external

DIRECTION/SUPERVISION OF OTHERS:

• PAT I

DIRECTION/SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

• Perioperative Supervisor
• Unit-based Nurse…