OR Technician / Transporter

Position: OR Technician / Transporter

Position Description:

Provides safe transport of patients to and from the operating rooms. Provides transport and storage of equipment and supplies.

Position Responsibility:

• Transports of Operating Room's tables safely within the Operating Room Department
• Specialty-related equipment, such as microscopes and camera stacks laparoscopic trolleys are not included.
• Assists registered nurses in transporting critical patients from/to the Operating Room.
• Checks and re-stocks specimen containers and ensures an adequate supply of Formalin as needed.
• Sorts and distributes laundered linen and ensures there is an adequate linen supply.
• Maintains stock levels of designated consumable products used in the department.
• Checks and re-stocks warming cabinets with blankets, linen and irrigation fluids as necessary.
• Delivers needed special mail/documents to another department from/to the Operating Room.
• Collects medications from the Pharmacy as required.
• Delivers supplies and equipment as needed to the Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD).
• Delivers specimens to the Laboratory as/if needed using the proper transportation box.
• Collects and stores supplies as needed.
• Participates in the orientation of other staff as required.
• Keeps patient Porter audit slips up to date and as accurate as possible.
• Keeps work areas clean, tidy and general tidiness of the Operating Room corridors.
• Participates actively in unit staff meetings (60% - 80% meetings per year)
• Participates in developing and achieving unit goals.
• Performs additional duties when required within the scope of practice.

Position Qualification:

• High School Graduate

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• English written/spoken proficiency
• Organisational and Customer service skills/experience preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS)/Heart Saver preferred