Senior Perioperative Support Technician Ambulatory Surgical Center - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

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

1. Obtains case carts, supplies, and equipment needed for safe and efficient patient care. Checks emergency carts daily.
2. Maintains anesthesia specialty carts, nerve block room, and Birthing Pavilion.
3. Cleans, maintains, and sets up anesthesia equipment, including transducer set-ups, and airways scopes.
4. Executes environmental cleaning processes for all Perioperative areas including procedural and non-procedural spaces, restricted and semi-restricted spaces and all equipment contained therein.
5. Cleans and maintains equipment needed for specialty procedures.
6. Prepares Operating Room (OR) table for various specialty procedures.
7. Maintains nursing specialty carts, nursing sets, all OR and anesthesia supply areas, and suture carts.
8. Performs daily calibrations on anesthesia laboratory equipment.
9. Ensures availability of gas tanks and regulators for safe transfer of patients. Maintains supply of personal protective equipment.
10. Ensures proper handling of sharps containers, soiled linen, recycling, and trash.
11. Stocks and maintains assigned carts.
12. 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.
13. Performs other duties as required or assigned.
14. Resource for PeriOp Techs in the ASC.
15. Maintain temp and humidity logs for the ASC.
16. Responsible for logging and transporting specimens.
17. In collaboration with the Manager, insuring proper scheduling of techs, daily assignments.
18. Anticipate equipment/ disposable needs for upcoming surgical/ endoscopy cases.

• High school diploma with 1 year of experience as a support tech in the hospital/ ASC environment.
• Ability to anticipate, prioritize, and coordinate work in a high stress environment (which involves responding to emergency situations and tight schedules) required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.

• BLS Certification within four (4) weeks of hire date
• Currently Registered with the New Hampshire Board of Registration for Medical Technicians or willing to be upon hire.