Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

Perioperative Support Technician - Outpatient Surgery Center

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics  •  Lebanon, NH (Onsite)  •  12 hours ago
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Job Description

DH benefits start the first day of employment.

Performs assigned patient care, as well as a variety of environmental and material management functions which support patient care activities in the intraoperative period.

Responsibilities

  • Obtains case carts, supplies, and equipment needed for safe and efficient patient care. Checks emergency case carts daily.
  • Maintains anesthesia specialty carts, nerve block room and Birthing Pavilion.
  • Cleans, maintains, and sets up anesthesia equipment, including transducer set-ups, blood warmers, and fiber optic scopes.
  • Executes environmental cleaning processes for all Perioperative areas including procedural and non-procedural spaces, restricted and semi-restricted spaces and all equipment contained therein.
  • Prepares special infusion devices (RIS and Level 1) for trauma and emergent procedures.
  • Maintains non-controlled medications for both anesthesia and intraoperative use.
  • Cleans and maintains equipment needed for specialty procedures.
  • Prepares Operating Room (OR) table for various specialty procedures.
  • Maintains nursing specialty carts, nursing sets, all OR and anesthesia supply areas, and suture carts.
  • Performs daily calibrations on anesthesia laboratory equipment.
  • Sets-up and calibrates disposable blood pressure monitoring equipment.
  • Ensures availability of gas tanks and regulators for safe transfer of patients. Maintains supply of personal protective equipment.
  • Ensures proper handling of sharps containers, and soiled linen and trash.
  • Stocks and maintains assigned carts.
  • Transports patients from other locations within the hospital to the OR, following established policies and procedures.
  • Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Anesthesia provider, positions patients for the administration of regional anesthesia and/or surgical procedures, participates in the transfer of patients to stretchers, beds, and/or operating room tables, and performs point of care laboratory testing.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.

    • Qualifications

    • High school graduate with 2 years of work experience required.
    • Must possess the ability to anticipate, prioritize, and coordinate work in a high stress environment (which involves responding to emergency situations and tight schedules).
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills desired.

    Required Licensure/Certifications

    • Must obtain BLS certification within four (4) weeks of hire date.
    • Registered with the New Hampshire Board of Registration for Medical Technicians within four (4) weeks of hire date.
    Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

    Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    5,001-10,000 employees
    Headquarters
    Lebanon, New Hampshire
    Year Founded
    Unknown
    Website
    dartmouth-hitchcock.org
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