Staff Nurse Ot

Year    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Job Description

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1. Position
Operation Theatre - Staff Nurse
2. Responsibility Band
3. Location/s
Mumbai
4. Reporting to (Functional)
Operation Theatre - Sister In charge
5. Job Purpose

  • To ensure effective leadership in nursing care for post-operative patients in the operation theatre recovery room.
  • To manage the Operating Theatre recovery room in a professional manner to ensure high standards of client care and safety together with smooth running and efficiency.
  • To work with the operation theatre recovery room team in the direct delivery of client care post operatively.
  • To implement all statutory regulations and guidelines in the OT recovery room.
  • Checks swabs, packs, instruments and needles with circulator
  • Ensure that the findings are chartered and displayed on the count record sheet
  • Drapes mayo table and prepare initially required instruments.
  • Confirms the circulator for identity of correct patient, with ID band, indoor paper and OT list
  • Ensure that patient is positioned safely
  • Prepare mayo table with following items; - scalp, dissecting scissor small artery forceps, toothed and non-toothed dissecting forceps, diathermy cord with pencil.
At the commencement of the surgery: * Assists for skin preparation by providing sponges on sponge holder to surgeon
  • Assists in applying drapes
  • Passes towel clips to the surgeon
  • Position the mayo table
  • Hands over diathermy cord and suction tubing's to circulator or OT attendant for the attachment and checks diathermy setting with surgeon
During surgery: * Hands over sponges to the surgeon and assistant surgeon
  • Passes instruments sponge's sutures as needed, and replace instruments on mayo table from the trolley as operation proceeds.
  • Keeps accurate count of extra sponges, needles OR instruments collected during the operation.
  • Anticipates the needs of the surgeon by continuous observation of progress of operation.
  • Ensure that the noise & movement in the theater is kept to a minimum
  • Ensure that a sterile field is maintained throughout the surgery.
  • Before the surgeon closes the cavity, the scrub nurse check sponges, instruments, and needles in accordance with theater policy, informs finding to be surgeon.
  • Checked with the circulator for availability of appropriate wound dressing. Collects dressing from the circulator & hands it over to surgeon.
  • Hands over specimen to the circulator if needed.
  • Removes instrument from mayo trolley.
  • Removes blade from the handles & disposes of sharp container.
  • Removes drapes from patient.
  • Ensure that the area around the dressing is clean & dry & clothes the patient
After surgery: * Cover the patient with clean sheet.
  • Removes scrub nurse gown & gloves.
  • As & when permitted by the anesthetist, shift patient from OT table to trolley.
  • Accompanies the patient to recovery room & gives all relevant information to the recovery nurse.
  • Completes entry in the case register, charge sheet.
  • Informs the concerned ward nursing staff
  • Check the instruments & other equipments.
Role of Circulatory nurse Prior to surgery: * Checks that the OT is clean. Ensure that suction apparatus, diathermy and operating table for proper working condition.
  • Lights are in working condition
  • Collects necessary stock and equipments needed for surgery
  • Assists in tying gowns and open sterile gloves.
  • Open instrument pack and bowl pack and other necessary equipment for the scrub nurse
  • Assist with count and record
During surgery:
  • 1. Remains in OT throughout procedure
  • 2. Connects suction and diathermy leads to machine
  • 3. Replenishes and records sponges and packs as requested
  • 4. Adheres strictly to theatre policy for disposal of used sponges
  • 5. Helps in adjustment of OT lights
  • 6. Ensure that all doors remains closed
  • 7. Anticipates requirements of the surgical team
  • 8. Assists with counts and records as needed
  • 9. Prepares dressings for surgical wound s
  • 10. Collects the specimen in appropriate container and labels it correctly
On completion of surgery: * Hands over dressing to the scrub nurse
  • Helps anesthetic if needed
  • Helps with removal of drapes and preparation of patient for return to recovery room
  • Help the scrub nurse
  • Ensure that OT room is ready for next case
7.General Profile
7.1. Skills and Knowledge
  • The staff nurse working in the OT must have sound knowledge and skills in handling patients coming to OT .
  • She should possess good communication skill.
  • She should be organized and understanding
  • She should also have good management skills and motivate her team

Skills Required

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD4871428
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Education
    Not mentioned
  • Experience
    Year