• Operating Room Technician

    South Central Regional Medical Center (Laurel, MS)


    OPERATING ROOM TECHNICIAN

    Position: OR TECH

     

    Department: Surgery

     

    Reports to: Director or Designated Manager

     

    Created: 4/10/25

    Job Summary

    Support the surgical team by passing instruments and maintaining a sterile field during operations. Monitor and document patient vital signs and assist with patient positioning and comfort. Help with the postoperative care of patients, including assisting in transferring patients to recovery.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    + Professional Responsibilities:

    + Completing all assigned duties.

    + Accepting additional assignments willingly; delegating functions according to needs of the unit and staff.

    + Adapting to change and prioritizing work.

    + Assisting staff members to complete tasks in a timely manner.

    + Participates in quality measures as indicated by performance dashboard results.

    + Core Duties:

    + Assist in the implementation of delegated patient care activities according to the individual’s level of education, training, and demonstration of competency.

    + Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide care.

    + Ensure positive response to the patients’, physicians’, and team members’ needs.

    + Function under supervision of RN.

    + Assist in preparing room, instruments, and equipment peri-operatively.

    + Perform in the scrub nurse role.

    Qualifications Education and Experience

    + Graduate of an accredited or approved school of Surgical Technician

    + Must be able to read, write, understand verbal and written communication

    Preferred Qualifications

    + CPR or ACLS Certification

     

    Working Conditions

     

    Frequently Continuously Sit, Walk, Seeing (Visual), Stand, Reach, Listening, Lift, Carry, Simple Grasping, Squat, Distinguishing colors, Bend Body, Fluids, Kneel, Firm Grasping, Climbing Stairs, Forearm Rotation, Hazardous Materials, Lifting up to 10lbs, Lifting 10-50lbs, Carrying Up to 10lbs, Lifting > 50lbs with assistance, Push on wheels Up to 200lbs, Carrying 10 to 20lbs, Use of Wheelchair, Push on wheels 200-400lbs, Use of Stretcher, Pulling Up to 350lbs with assistance Use of Carts, Use of Computer Exposure

     

    Classifications: High exposure risk