Robotic First Assistant- Operating Room

Job Summary:

The Equipment Technician is responsible for care and maintenance of departmental equipment.

Provides patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification, registration, and/or assessed competencies.

Practice will be in accordance with laws and regulations and will adhere to established policies, procedures and practice guidelines.

Job Responsibilities / Duties:

• Provide competent and ethical care within legal standards of practice as applicable to the STFA

• Maintains regulatory, credentialing, and privileging requirements

• Incorporate leading/evidence-based practice in quality/safety into everyday work. Commit to high quality, safe work; encourage others to have similar standards. Identify processes/systems that could lead to inefficient practices, unsafe conditions, errors or adverse events. Avoid shortcuts to ensure quality and safety measures are not circumvented. Speak up with other service partners to ensure high quality and safety. Report serious events/incidents per policy

• Assist surgeon during operating room procedures. Performs positioning, prepping, and draping of the patient. Provides hemostasis by safe use of electrocautery, clamping blood vessels, coagulating bleeding points, ligating vessels, and other means as directed by surgeon. Identifies various suture needs and demonstrated appropriate suture management

• Applies knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiology and operative technique relative to operative procedures. Identifies specific physician preferences and steps of the procedure

• Facilitates robotic docking, robotic instrument introduction and exchange, and introduction of materials such as operative sponges, suture, and mesh through robotic trocars. Applies knowledge of robotic system to assist with potential external collisions, use of energy devices, and basic troubleshooting. Provides laparoscopic bedside assistance with suctioning, irrigation, removal of specimens when relevant

• Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information

• Serves as an educator, mentor, consultant, and resource to colleagues and other health care professionals in relation to STFA activities and robotic surgery.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED
• 1 or more years of experience