
Surgical Technician
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- Prepare patients and set up the room and equipment, supplies according to the procedure requirement
- Maintain safe environment through proper use of equipment and adherence to infection control practices
- Check consent for correct patient, correct type of procedure and site
- Fetch pre-operative patient to operating/ procedure room
- Assist in safe transfer and positioning of patient
- Assist in documentation of patient care record
- Establish and maintain sterile field set up
- Participate in surgical timeout procedure
- Anticipate the needs of the surgeons/ proceduralists by passing instrument and supplies to surgeon/ proceduralists
- Assist in collection, labeling and handling of specimens
- Maintain and protect integrity of sterile instruments and scope for patient use
- Assist to apply dressing and secure drain
- Perform cleaning of surgical instrument and disinfect trolley after surgery
- Assist in safe transfer of patient to recovery area and perform patient handover
- Clean and re-stock operating room
- Attend in-service education program regularly to continually to keep abreast of knowledge and skills
- Participate in continuing development activities to maintain competency in areas of practice
- Contributes to the review & development of clinical standards & guidelines
- Precepts, mentors and orientates students/newly joined technician
- Assume additional responsibilities assigned by the RN or Nurse Managers/Clinicians
- Prepare patients and set up the room and equipment, supplies according to the procedure requirement
- Maintain safe environment through proper use of equipment and adherence to infection control practices
- Check consent for correct patient, correct type of procedure and site
- Fetch pre-operative patient to operating/ procedure room
- Assist in safe transfer and positioning of patient
- Assist in documentation of patient care record
- Establish and maintain sterile field set up
- Participate in surgical timeout procedure
- Anticipate the needs of the surgeons/ proceduralists by passing instrument and supplies to surgeon/ proceduralists
- Assist in collection, labeling and handling of specimens
- Maintain and protect integrity of sterile instruments and scope for patient use
- Assist to apply dressing and secure drain
- Perform cleaning of surgical instrument and disinfect trolley after surgery
- Assist in safe transfer of patient to recovery area and perform patient handover
- Clean and re-stock operating room
- Attend in-service education program regularly to continually to keep abreast of knowledge and skills
- Participate in continuing development activities to maintain competency in areas of practice
- Contributes to the review & development of clinical standards & guidelines
- Precepts, mentors and orientates students/newly joined technician
- Assume additional responsibilities assigned by the RN or Nurse Managers/Clinicians