OR Core Tech - Surgical Case Cart & Sterile Prep

Eisenhower Medical Center; Rancho Mirage (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Matched retirement plan

Job summary

Eisenhower Health in California seeks an OR support professional to coordinate case carts, assist with sterile processing, and support the surgical team for efficient patient care. Responsibilities include readying carts, updating preference cards, and transporting supplies and specimens.

The role emphasizes aseptic technique, collaboration with Sterile Processing and Environmental Services, and ensuring HIPAA compliance throughout daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and delivers complete case carts to Operating Room (OR) suites for patient procedures
• Assists with inventory counts, supply outdates and maintaining accurate supply PAR levels; restocks warmers, rotates fluids and checks expiration dates; delivers supplies and instruments to OR suites.
• Provides orientation and competencies related to sterile core activities.
• Checks case carts in a timely manner for readiness and completeness.
• Reads, understands, and assists in updating preference cards.
• Picks sterile supplies, suture, and instruments stored in core.
• Assists in keeping the core survey-ready at all times
• Collaborates with Sterile Processing Techs assigned to case picking and Supervisor-Central Sterile Processing to facilitate items needing turn-over for to-follow cases.
• Collaborates with the surgical team to achieve safe efficient patient care.
• Coordinates early release of instruments in the event of an emergency.
• Handles and transports patients, supplies, surgical specimens, blood and equipment as requested.
• Assists in pre-op patient readiness to include but not limited to patient prep and clip.
• Assists in holding patient extremities for surgical preparations as directed.
• Ensures positioning devices are available in the appropriate rooms for cases.
• Completes errands and relays messages as directed.
• Collaborates with Environmental Services to perform turnover duties between cases, which include cleaning medical equipment following manufacturer IFUs.
• Assists nursing team by opening sterile supplies as directed.
• Maintains aseptic technique according to the policies and procedures of Surgical Services.
• Ensures appropriate equipment and positioning aids are placed in rooms in preparation for surgical cases.
• Maintains patient and medical staff confidentiality as well as HIPAA compliance.
• Contributes to maximum efficiency of the surgical schedule by facilitating on-time case starts and efficient, timely turnovers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of relevant technologies and tools pertinent to the job role
• Ability to communicate with patients, healthcare professionals, and staff to ensure clear and accurate exchange of information

Job description

Eisenhower Health in California seeks an OR support professional to coordinate case carts, assist with sterile processing, and support the surgical team for efficient patient care. Responsibilities include readying carts, updating preference cards, and transporting supplies and specimens.

The role emphasizes aseptic technique, collaboration with Sterile Processing and Environmental Services, and ensuring HIPAA compliance throughout daily operations.