Narayana Health—Junior Technician

Job description

Description: - Assist in setting up operating room according to type of surgery to be performed, which includes obtaining, arranging testing of equipment, supplies and accessories as per schedules. - Shave and carry out pre-op preparation of operative site as per requirements of surgeon. - Check whether all equipments in the OT are in working condition daily, replace missing or damaged equipment and /or send to Biomedical Department after making entry in the books informing OT in charge. - Assist anesthetist/surgeon/nurses in preparing the patients for the procedure, positioning them in a prescribed manner, as per surgery/surgeon, assist in moving patient into wheeled stretcher to ICU/recovery room after completion of operation. - Circulate for cases whenever the need arises for short period. - Relieve nurses in between cases for breaks. - Assist in cleanup of operating theater following surgery: includes disposal of used supplies and dispatching instruments for sterilization / cleaning of equipments used in anaesthesia, etc and OT table accessories. - Personally clean and change all tubing/linen on anesthesia machine after the cases are done or/and at the end of the day. - Check all anaesthesia trolley/crash cart for update and validity of drugs. - Understands the functioning and then knows the case of every equipment in the OT. (C Arm, microscope, cautery, OT table, Suction, Syringe Pumps, etc) - Check cylinder supplies (oxygen, nitrous) as per requirements of OT cases. - Keep and take inventory of all equipments/cables used for anaesthesia on all shifts and reports damage or breakage to OT in charge and send the same for repairs to the Biomed / Engineering department after entry in HIS/log book - Receive and replenish sterile supplies from CSSD along with the nurses at the end of the day and place on racks allotted according to specialty - Ensure and supervise cleaning of C ARM every evening whether it has been used or not. - Knowledgeable of OT protocols and personnel safety. To carry out any other tasks assigned by the superior from time to time.