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Department: Operation Theatre

Designation: Technician

Experience:  preferably over 2-4 years of exp.

Qualification : Dip in Anesthesia Technology/ Dip in OT Technology/ BSc  Anesthesia Technology/PGDOTT

Reporting to:  HOD

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Narayana Health, one of India's largest and World's most economical healthcare service providers is set to emerge as a global industry model for its ability to reconcile quality, affordability, scale, transparency, credibility and sustainable profitability. From 300 beds hospital in 2001, Narayana Health has grown to a 6900 beds healthcare conglomerate in 2014 with 26 hospitals present in 16 Cities within the country and also has International Presence in Cayman.

 NH has been known for its cost- cutting approach and ranked 36th among World's 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Companies in 2012. NH has also been a proud recipient of Frost & Sullivan India Healthcare Excellence Awards 2012 in the category Healthcare Service Provider Company of the Year and FICCI Health Care Excellence Award 2012 for Addressing Industry Issues.

Job Purpose:

To prepare and maintain operating theatres and equipment, and assist surgical and anaesthetic teams during operations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist in setting up operating room according to type of surgery to be performed, which includes obtaining, arranging testing of equipment, supplies and accessories as per schedules. 
• Shave and carry out pre-op preparation of operative site as per requirements of surgeon. 
• Check whether all equipments in the OT are in working condition daily, replace missing or damaged equipment and /or send to Biomedical Department after making entry in the books informing OT in charge. 
• Assist anesthetist/surgeon/nurses in preparing the patients for the procedure, positioning them in a prescribed manner, as per surgery/surgeon, assist in moving patient into wheeled stretcher to ICU/recovery room after completion of operation. 
• Circulate for cases whenever the need arises for short period. 
• Relieve nurses in between cases for breaks. 
• Assist in cleanup of operating theater following surgery: includes disposal of used supplies and dispatching instruments for sterilization / cleaning of equipments used in anaesthesia, etc and OT table accessories. 
• Personally clean and change all tubing/linen on anesthesia machine after the cases are done or/and at the end of the day. 
• Check all anaesthesia trolley/crash cart for update and validity of drugs.
• Understands the functioning and then knows the case of every equipment in the OT. (C Arm, microscope, cautery, OT table, Suction, Syringe Pumps, etc) 
• Check cylinder supplies (oxygen, nitrous) as per requirements of OT cases. 
• Keep and take inventory of all equipments/cables used for anaesthesia on all shifts and reports damage or breakage to OT in charge and send the same for repairs to the Biomed / Engineering department after entry in HIS/log book 
• Receive and replenish sterile supplies from CSSD along with the nurses at the end of the day and place on racks allotted according to specialty 
• Ensure and supervise cleaning of C ARM every evening whether it has been used or not. 
• Knowledgeable of OT protocols and personnel safety. 
• To carry out any other tasks assigned by the superior from time to time.

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