Operating Room Support Technician

Tufts Medicine; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts Medicine is seeking an Environmental Services/OR Support technician to assist in the operating room environment. Under supervision, you will help with room turnover, setup, and transport of patients and equipment to and from the OR, ensuring proper positioning devices and sterile supplies are ready for procedures.

Responsibilities also include maintaining cleanliness, coordinating with the care team, and adhering to safety, HIPAA, and infection control standards in a fast-paced surgical

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate’s degree preferred.
• One year of OR experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists Environmental Services with room turnover; wiping down and docking Neptune’s, setting up specialized equipment/O.R. tables for the next case.
• Transports patients from surgical floors to OR suite or other hospital areas, and transports equipment and supplies to and from O.R., acting as liaison with CPD to ensure delivery of kits and sterile items throughout the surgical case.
• Transports blood products and specimens to and from their respective locations (i.e., Blood Bank, Mammography, Pathology, Cytology).
• Assists in transferring a patient from the OR table to the patient's bed under the clinical care team’s guidance.
• Assists the team in ensuring the OR table and positioning devices for proper attachments are safely secured and ready to support a patient.
• Assists in positioning patients for surgical procedures and holds extremities for skin prep.
• Performs general tidiness of all procedural areas and maintains cleanliness of inner and outer core zones of the surgical suites, ensuring no medical gas panels, electrical panels, or fire extinguishers are blocked.
• Maintains all medical gas tank exchanges safely, monitors PSI levels on tank gauges, and responds to alarms.
• Responsible for fluid and linen re‑stocking and maintenance inside O.R. room warmers and fluid carts; labels with accurate expiration dates and discards expired fluid.
• Returns unopened case carts, kits, and scopes to Central Processing and may assist Environmental Services with the return of used/dirty case carts to the decontamination area.
• General maintenance of all biohazard sharps containers; utilizes the soiled utility room to exchange for clean bins when necessary.
• Adheres to JCAHO, CMS, DPH, and HIPAA regulations.
• Maintains collaborative, team relationships with peers and colleagues to effectively contribute to the working group’s achievement of goals and to foster a positive work environment.
• Responsible for rotating through procedural units in which they are oriented.
• Assists leadership team with strategic initiatives regarding process improvement efforts, focusing on safety and efficiency.
• Responds to Vocera calls in a timely manner and logs into the respective “group” at the start of their shift.
• Complies with on‑call requirements and responsibilities, able to clock in for their on‑call shift within 45 minutes of being called.
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge and use of specific tables, table accessories, and equipment, and acts as a direct resource to the clinical care team providing support with specialized items when needed.
• Completes general maintenance of all linen, trash, and recycling receptacles.

Skills

Communication

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Patient positioning

Aseptic technique

Education

High school diploma

Associate’s degree

Job description

Tufts Medicine is seeking an Environmental Services/OR Support technician to assist in the operating room environment. Under supervision, you will help with room turnover, setup, and transport of patients and equipment to and from the OR, ensuring proper positioning devices and sterile supplies are ready for procedures.

Responsibilities also include maintaining cleanliness, coordinating with the care team, and adhering to safety, HIPAA, and infection control standards in a fast-paced surgical