Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION


Sinai - Surg Room


Schedule is Mon-Fri 0630-1500. Weeknight, weekend, and holiday call divided among current techs.

• About Facility
• Milwaukee, WI
• Level IV Trauma Center
• Level III NICU
• Advance Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Beds: 228
• General Information
• Beds: 14
• CST/AT: 2-3 years
• First time traveler: Yes with 3+ years of OR experience
• Avg Cases per day: 20-23
• GYN Teaching facility
• Team works across all specialties
• Patient Types:
• Top 3: Ortho, GYN, General
• General (cholecystectomy, appendectomy)
• Bariatrics (robotic, laparoscopic)
• 35% of cases are ortho (total joint, sports medicine, ACDF, laminectomy, microdiscectomy)
• Plastics (breast reconstruction, total, biopsy)
• Urology (TURPS, cystoscopy, aquablation)
• GYN (ruptured ectopic, total hysterectomy, D&C, hysteroscopy)
• Robotic: Davinci XI (experience required)
• Striker Mako Robot for Joint replacement (knee mostly)
• No neuro, complicated spine, baby deliveries
• Covid & PPE:
• All patients tested 72 hr prior to procedure
• Urgent, Emergent Case: rapid testing
• COVID + up to the surgeon's decision
• Patient Ratios:
• 1:1
• Required Certifications:
• Anesthesia Tech:
  • Required: BLS, completion of accredited AT program
  • Preferred: ASATT
• Skills required
  • Anesthesia Tech:
    • Required: Difficult IV access, experience with L&D, IR, GI
  • Support on the Unit:
  • Anesthesia monitors tele at bedside
  • Charge nurse:
    • Shift 1: No patient assignment
    • Shift 2 : Occasional patient assignment at end of the day
  • Leadership
  • Lead: takes patient assignment
  • OR Educator
  • Charting System/Equipment:
  • EPIC (required)
  • Alaris
  • Pyxis
  • iStat- Hemochron
  • C-Arm: GE (staff not responsible for running machine, only setup)
  • Floating:
  • RN:
    • If low census, will float inpatient
      • Taskers, sitters
      • Will not take patient assignment
      • Optional: St. Luke's South Shore, Grafton, West Allis
    • Orientation:
    • 3-5 days of orientation (8 hrs)
      • 1st day- Meet with NM, Educator (CBLs, Badge, Login Access, etc.)
        • Remainder of shift with preceptor on unit
      • 2nd - 5th day-orientation on unit with preceptor

• Scheduling:
  • • Anesthesia Tech:
      • Monday-Friday
        • 0630-1500
        • Will not flex before 0600
        • Based on surgical schedule
      • Weekend rotation: On-Call
      • On-Call:
        • M-F (based on needs)
          • EOS-0630
        • Weekend (Sat - Sun)
          • 0630-0630
          • Based on needs
        • RTO: Able to approve up to 7 days; additional days- email NM, Maureen Halloran
        • Holiday Expectations: 1
        • Other notes:
        • Scrub Color: Provided
        • Parking: Free in designated areas
        • Culture: Strong support, team oriented, great rep support, strong relationships between STs, RNs and MDs

Job Tags

Monday to Friday, Flexible hours, Shift work, Weekend work,

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