Specialty Operating Room OR Technician

Banner Health; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, AZ is seeking an experienced Specialty Operating Room Technician to support our Surgery department. You will help ensure patient safety, coordinate instruments, and monitor OR equipment during procedures.

This full-time role schedules 12:00 PM–8:30 PM, Monday to Friday, with on-call coverage on weekends and holidays. Responsibilities include assisting with pre-operative setup, patient transport, and maintaining stocked anesthesia and surgical supplies

Qualifications

• Experience with basic patient care and surgical support.
• Ability to monitor and troubleshoot anesthesia equipment as directed.
• Maintain inventory of anesthesia and surgical supplies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as resource for designated surgical specialty and coordinate instruments.
• Set up and maintain equipment, perform safety checks and basic maintenance.
• Track available instruments and ensure supplies are ready for procedures.
• Assist with transporting patients pre- and post-operatively and support OR turnover.
• Assist with room turnover and collaborate with OR team.

Skills

Operating room procedures

Team coordination

Safety compliance

Tools

OR equipment

Job description

Primary City/State: Gilbert, Arizona

Department Name: Surg-Hosp

Work Shift:

Job Category: Clinical Care

We are honored to have earned Great Place To Work® Certification™ for a third year in a row. This recognition reflects the dedication, expertise and compassion of our team members, who make Banner Health a great place to work.

Banner Gateway Medical Center has 13 Operating Rooms. BGMC offers a wide range of surgical specialties serving a mostly adult population. BGMC supplies all surgical support to Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

As a Specialty Operating Room Technician , you will bring your experience and passion for health care to our Surgery department!.

SHIFT DETAILS

Employment Type: Full-time

Hours per Week: 40 Hours | 5 8 hour shifts

Shift: 12:00PM - 8:30PM

Schedule: Monday - Friday

On call, weekends, holidays: Yes, holidays and weekends rotating with other staff.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

Experience innovative technology and exceptional opportunities for growth and development at Banner Health's state-of-the-art hospital Banner Gateway Medical Center. With comprehensive electronic medical records, physician order entry, digital radiography and proprietary advanced patient monitoring, Banner Gateway provides you with the innovative resources you need to provide your patients with the best care possible. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Located near Phoenix in Gilbert, Ariz., Banner Gateway Medical Center offers 286 private rooms, 13 operating suites, a 46-bed emergency department and shares a campus with the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Our WIS and NICU services support an average of 4,000 deliveries per year. Key specialties include oncology, obstetrics, bariatric surgery, emergency and other services that focus on meeting the changing needs of the dynamic and growing community we serve.

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center Located in Gilbert, Ariz. (the Phoenix Metro area) on the Banner Gateway Campus, the center provides world-class care for oncology patients - both inpatient and outpatient - and has also brought leading oncology programs to the Banner Gateway campus including designation as a Stem Cell Transplant Center of Excellence and comprehensive Head & Neck cancer care. Our capabilities include five linear accelerator vaults, a brachytherapy vault, an advanced diagnostic imaging suite with PET/CT scan, more than 70 infusion bays, a cryopreservation lab and much more. Our inpatient medical oncology unit also incorporates a program that utilizes the electronic surveillance partnership in caring for the patient, where remote nurses have the ability to interact with patients via two-way audio-video to assist the bedside nurse with patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides support to the surgical team by providing basic patient care and assistance as directed. Promotes patient safety by assuring safe functioning of OR specialty equipment during procedures and ensuring appropriate supplies are available.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• 1. Serves as a resource person in designated surgical specialty to ensure coordination of necessary instruments and equipment.
• 2. Maintains unit equipment. This includes, but is not limited to: setting up; cleaning; performing basic troubleshooting of equipment; performing safety checks on equipment and specialty carts as directed, calibrates and replaces soda lime. Monitors equipment for malfunctions, performs light maintenance or arranges for repairs. May complete room setup, assemble equipment, and maintain anesthesia specialty carts.
• 3. Tracks and monitors availability of equipment and instruments for procedures in collaboration with the members of the OR Team.
• 4. Maintains adequate inventory of anesthesia and surgical supplies both in the OR and anesthesia work areas.
• 5. Assists with pulling supplies for cases, rotating inventory, and monitoring expiration dates.
• 6. Under the direction of the RN circulator, assists with basic patient care as requested. Practices aseptic technique per competency.
• 7. Performs functional tasks and utilizes equipment as delegated by a licensed professional. This may require additional specialized training provided by the department, consistent with demonstrated competency.
• 8. Assists with transporting patients, including pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care unit. Participates in OR room turnover.
• 9. Responsibilities are typically within the department but may require assisting in other areas which administer anesthesia. Incumbents must be able to think critically and make quick decisions in a fast-paced, stressful environment. Internal customers are patients, surgeons, anesthesiologists, RNs and other members of the multiple-