Staff Nurse - OT
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Job summary
Apollo Hospitals in Chennai invites applications for Staff Nurse - OT to join our operating theatre team. The role requires preparing the OT, assisting surgeons and anaesthesiologists, maintaining aseptic conditions, and ensuring patient safety during perioperative care.
Our nurses coordinate with CSSD, lab, blood bank, and pharmacy, while managing documentation and patient transfer before and after surgery. 2–4 years of OT nursing experience is preferred.
Qualifications
- GNM or BSc Nursing with valid State Nursing Council registration.
- 2–4 years of OT/nursing experience.
- Experience in operation theatre nursing and aseptic practices.
Responsibilities
- Prepare the operating theatre before scheduled procedures.
- Prepare and position patients according to surgical requirements.
- Verify patient identity, procedure, consent, and surgical-site information.
- Assist surgeons and anesthesiologists during surgical procedures.
- Perform scrub or circulating nursing duties as assigned.
- Prepare and maintain sterile instruments and surgical supplies.
- Maintain strict aseptic and infection-control practices.
- Assist with surgical counts of instruments, swabs, needles, and consumables.
- Monitor patient condition and vital signs during procedures as assigned.
- Ensure availability and readiness of OT equipment and emergency supplies.
- Assist with specimen handling and proper documentation.
- Support safe patient transfer before and after surgery.
- Maintain OT registers, procedure records, and nursing documentation.
- Coordinate with CSSD, laboratory, blood bank, pharmacy, and other departments.
- Assist during surgical emergencies and resuscitation.
- Ensure proper cleaning, disinfection, and OT readiness after procedures.
- Monitor stock levels of surgical consumables and supplies.
- Follow medication-safety and patient-identification protocols.
- Maintain patient privacy, dignity, and confidentiality.
- Follow OT SOPs, hospital policies, and professional nursing standards.
Skills
Education
Job description
Free to Apply Verified Employer Secure & Private No Hidden Charges
Experience
2 - 4 Years Experience
Education
- GNM
- B.Sc Nursing with State Nursing Council registration
- BSc Nursing
- ANM
All Gender
Vacancy
1
Last Date to Apply
05, April 2027
Work Location
Hyatt Regency (Hall: Abbotsbury), Chennai
Work Mode
Work From Office
Department
Nursing (Operation Theatre)
Role
Staff Nurse - OT
Employment type
- Full time
OT Nursing
Instrument counting
PRE
Post-Operative Care
Infection Control
OT Documentation
Perioperative Care
Surgical Assistance
Any Language
Staff Nurse - OT is responsible for providing nursing care and assisting the surgical team during operative and perioperative procedures. The includes patient preparation, assisting with surgical procedures, maintaining aseptic conditions, handling instruments and supplies, postoperative support, documentation, and ensuring patient safety.
- Prepare the operating theatre before scheduled procedures.
- Prepare and position patients according to surgical requirements.
- Verify patient identity, procedure, consent, and surgical-site information.
- Assist surgeons and anesthesiologists during surgical procedures.
- Perform scrub or circulating nursing duties as assigned.
- Prepare and maintain sterile instruments and surgical supplies.
- Maintain strict aseptic and infection-control practices.
- Assist with surgical counts of instruments, swabs, needles, and consumables.
- Monitor patient condition and vital signs during procedures as assigned.
- Ensure availability and readiness of OT equipment and emergency supplies.
- Assist with specimen handling and proper documentation.
- Support safe patient transfer before and after surgery.
- Maintain OT registers, procedure records, and nursing documentation.
- Coordinate with CSSD, laboratory, blood bank, pharmacy, and other departments.
- Assist during surgical emergencies and resuscitation.
- Ensure proper cleaning, disinfection, and OT readiness after procedures.
- Monitor stock levels of surgical consumables and supplies.
- Follow medication-safety and patient-identification protocols.
- Maintain patient privacy, dignity, and confidentiality.
- Follow OT SOPs, hospital policies, and professional nursing standards.
At Apollo Hospitals, our goal is simple yet powerful: to help people live healthier, longer lives. Since 1983, we have been providing trusted, high-quality medical care to millions of patients in India and around the world.
We aim to “Touch a Billion Lives” by making advanced healthcare accessible, affordable, and reliable for everyone.
We are committed to:
- Delivering international-standard healthcare to every individual
- Maintaining excellence in treatment, education, and research
- Serving humanity with compassion and responsibility
Founded by Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Apollo Hospitals is India’s first corporate hospital and one of Asia’s largest healthcare providers.
Today, we offer a complete healthcare ecosystem including:
- Hospitals and specialty centres
- Clinics and diagnostic services
- 13,000+ skilled doctors across specialties
- Experts in complex and critical treatments
- Robotic surgeries and modern medical equipment
- South East Asia’s first Proton Therapy Centre
- 74 hospitals across India
- Serving patients from 150+ countries
- Millions of successful surgeries and treatments
- High success rates in critical procedures like heart, cancer, and transplants
- Thousands of life‑saving cardiac procedures
- Millions of patients treated with advanced therapies
- Leaders in liver, kidney, and bone marrow transplants
We believe healthcare is not just about curing illness—it’s about preventing it and supporting communities.
Our initiatives include:
- Free and subsidized care for children and underprivileged patients
- Awareness programs for heart health and cancer prevention
- Rural healthcare through community health models
Every day, we:
- Save lives through emergency care and transplants
- Help people stay healthy through preventive checkups
At Apollo Hospitals, every patient is treated with:
- Care – Personalized attention and compassion
- Quality – World-class medical standards
- Trust – Transparent and ethical practices
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