Operating Room Technician 2 (experienced), Main OR, Jackson Main, FT, Days

Jackson Memorial Hospital - Main Operating Room

Address: 1611 NW 12th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33136 

Shift details: Full-Time, Days 

Why Jackson: Jackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial - located in the heart of the City of Miami - has been ground zero for some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida. We've grown into one of the nation's largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world - class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world's most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. 

Summary

Operating Room Technician 2 perform specialized work in assisting in the performance of complex surgical procedures in hospital operating rooms. Employees in this classification are responsible for preparation of operating rooms for surgical procedures; maintaining operational readiness of specialized equipment; serves as maintenance of operating room instruments and equipment following surgery.

Responsibilities

• Uses a systematic process to provide/modify care and patient/family education. 
• Assists in the inspection and indicated cleaning of the room prior to the procedure. 
• Assists in collection of necessary equipment and supplies utilizing the surgeons procedure card. 
• Maintains aseptic technique throughout all phases of work. 
• Assembles instruments and supplies on table and mayo stand. 
• Performs counts with the circulating nurse. 
• Assists in the draping of the operative site. 
• Assists surgeon and scrub nurse; anticipates and supplies the needs of the surgeon with instruments, sutures and sponges throughout the procedure. 
• Assumes responsibility for the identification and maintenance of specimens after release from the surgeon until release to the circulating nurse. 
• Identifies medications on sterile table according to policy and procedure. 
• Utilizes safety measures for patient, self and other team members in the handling of sharps, cautery and other equipment. 
• Assists, when necessary, in the transfer of patient to recovery room bed. 
• Assists in the total clean-up and readiness of the room for another procedure. 
• Performs Unit specific duties. 
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise). 
• Performs all other related job duties as assigned.

Experience

• Generally requires 3 to 5 years of related experience.

Education

• High School diploma is required.

Skill

• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines. 
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form. 
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure. 
• Ability to understand and follow instructions. 
• Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications. 
• Must meet and maintain current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required by the clinical area.

Credentials

• Operating Room Technician certification preferred. 
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers is required upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.

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