Covenant Health·Knoxville, Tennessee
Provides supportive para-nursing functions within the Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, and Patient Holding Area. Responsibilities include maintaining sterile fields, assisting with patient positioning, and performing general patient care and room sanitation.
Overview Peri-op Technician Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Mid-Shift Fort Sanders Regional Overview: Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a 444-bed hospital recognized for pairing clinical expertise with advanced medical technology to deliver exceptional care. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, we provide leading-edge treatment for stroke recovery. Our facility also offers specialized services in bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and advanced orthopedic care. Fort Sanders Regional is part of Covenant Health, East Tennessee’s largest nonprofit health system and a Becker’s “Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare.” Covenant Health includes nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations, offering employees a comprehensive benefits package with tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.
Provides supportive para-nursing functions in the Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Patient Holding Area.
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 ability to assist RN in the skin preparation of the patient by safely holding extremities and preventing contamination of the prepped site. 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.
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
Requires at least one year of healthcare-related experience. A high school diploma or GED is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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