Equipment Tech - Full-Time - Operating Room - Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center

Job description

Responsible for assisting the surgical team before, during, and after surgery, maintaining a sterile environment.
Principal Accountabilities:
• Places equipment and supplies in operating room and arranges instruments, according to instructions.
• Helps team members to place and position patient on table.
• Scrubs arms and hands and dons gown and gloves.
• Aids team to don gowns and gloves.
• Maintains supply of fluids, such as plasma, saline, blood, and glucose for use during operation.
• Hands instruments and supplies to surgeon, holds retractors, cuts sutures, and performs other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
• Counts sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
• Maintains aseptic techniques.
• Washes and sterilizes equipment, using germicides and sterilizers.
• Cleans operating room.
• May assist in preparing patients before surgery and in moving patients to and from the operating room.
• Other related duties as assigned

Education/Experience
• High School Diploma or GED required
• Previous healthcare experience preferred
• Role may require specialty knowledge, skills, and abilities based on assignment in one or more of the following areas: Anesthesiology, Cardiac/Telemetry, Delivery Room, Intensive Care Unit, Neuro/Medical, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Operating Room, Pediatrics, Respiratory Therapy