Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform job in accordance with Company Mission, vision, and goals.
• Assist in bringing patients to procedure suite and recovery.
• Assists patients with medical forms, as necessary.
• Exercise confidentiality in all areas, abiding by HIPAA rules and regulations.
• Accurately completes applicable paperwork; ensuring patient medical records are complete. Prepares all forms and requisitions as instructed by the provider.
• Creates and maintains a positive atmosphere of customer service, teamwork, mutual respect, professionalism and accountability.
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; recording medical history; confirming purpose of visit, and confirming patient ID.
• Sets up the sterile field on the Mayo stand with instruments, supplies, medications and equipment needed for procedures.
• Ensures team members, patient and procedure suite are maintaining sterile field.
• Participates in the surgical site and patient verification during the time out procedure.
• Assists physicians with surgical scrubs and personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Prepares and anticipates additional instrumentation, equipment and supplies for usage during the procedure. Anticipates the needs of the surgeon by passing instruments and supplies to surgeon during procedure
• Maintains and improves current skills and knowledge by attending all relevant meetings, classes, trainings and by keeping certifications current.
• Measures, passes and holds medications, hemostatic agents, instruments and irrigation solutions utilized during the surgical procedure.
• Performs surgical support tasks as directed by the surgeon.
• Coordinates the camera or changes out robotic arms/instruments during endoscopic surgery as directed by the surgeon.
• Adheres to Infection Control, Safety and OSHA standards as specified by State, and Company standards.
• Maintains knowledge of, and complies with State, Company and any other applicable policies and procedures.
• If assisting with procedures, adheres to all federal, state and nursing regulations and protocols including but not limited to patient safety procedures such as verification of patient identification prior to procedures
  • Immediately prior to the start of any procedure in the procedure room, initiate/participates in a time-out and ensures correct patient, procedure, site and side, and that there are no additional concerns.
  • Identifies every patient with two identifiers: full name and date of birth
  • Documents this information in the Procedure Safety Checklist, including the time of the time-out
• Performs additional counts, as necessary. Prepares sterile dressings and/or immobilization devices.
• Sterilizes and cleans instruments used in examinations and/or procedures; maintains clean and hygienic environment.
• Operates, sterilizes, and maintains necessary equipment, including but not limited to the autoclave, RFA machine, etc.
• Monitors the comfort of the patient and provides verbal and tactile reassurance to the patient.
• Assists with positioning the patient, using appropriate equipment and anatomical principles to avoid patient injury.
• Applies the electrosurgical grounding pad.
• Positions and prepares the patient for the procedures, establishes the sterile field, and drapes the patient for the procedures.
• Secures dressings after incision closure.
• Obtains vital signs. Verifies patient history and takes detailed history when indicated. Informs physician of results.
• Makes frequent rounds on patients in pre-op and recovery to provide for any other needs of the patient prior to discharge.
• Performs daily, weekly and monthly safety and equipment checks.
• Daily reviews upcoming cases and notifies nurse of any potential issues.
• Assists with inventory in the procedure suites as directed. Sends supply requisitions to the procedure room supervisor.
• Cleans and prepares procedure suite in between patients; cleans and stocks at end of day.
• Starts IV as needed after competency skills check-off
• Properly maintains procedure rooms, recovery and pre-op areas, and tech stations.
• Draws up injections to be administered, as appropriate.
• Monitors patients in recovery and communicates any changes in condition to nurse and/or physician
• Removes IV catheter at time of discharge, and documents appropriately in the chart.
• Discharges patient when directed; transports to patient vehicle.
• Monitors personal and other applicable staff task buckets in the EMR.
• Operates, sterilizes, and maintains necessary equipment, including but not limited to the autoclave, RFA machine, etc.
• Assists the physician with use of the C-Arm, as directed.
• Accurately completes and maintains all applicable records and logs (i.e.: radiation, spore testing, equipment, medical records, etc.). Checks work e-mail on a regular basis throughout the workday.
• Trains and onboards new Procedure Room Technicians.
• Ensures accurate and timely patient flow by all Procedure Room Technicians.
• Acts and a liaison between management and staff.
• Participate in and complete all required trainings and in-services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must possess and maintain a valid BLS certification.
• Must have knowledge of Internet and Microsoft Office software (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook).
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including exceptional customer service.
• Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with doctors, clinical staff, other co-workers and the public.
• Must be able to work individually as well as within a team.
• Must be able to follow both verbal and written instructions.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
• Must be able to respond with patience and understanding during stressful conditions related to patient health and emergent situations.
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize.
• Must have working knowledge of all equipment and procedures.
• Must demonstrate extreme attention to detail.
• Must possess strong organization skills.
• Must be able to problem solve and use reasoning.
• Must be able to meet predefined quality standards.
• Must maintain and project a professional attitude and appearance at all times.
• Must have a working knowledge of the healthcare field and medical specialty, as well as medical terminology.
• All staff are expected to have a strong desire to provide excellent customer service; to comply with the rules and regulations of those organizations to which we are accountable; to have high ethical and professional standards of conduct; and to have an attitude of wanting to continuously improve their own professional performance.
• Prior assisting with the operation of the C-Arm, must complete C-arm competencies.

Driving/Travel:

The employee must have reliable transportation. Travel for this position may be required up to 80%. While the primary workplace may be closest to the employee’s home, work assignments could be in any of the Company’s locations.