Covenant Health

Perioperative Technician, Operating Room

Full Time, 80 Hours per pay period, Day Shifts

Parkwest Overview:

Parkwest is West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top performing heart hospital. In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. For 2020-21 Parkwest received recognition from U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Top 10” hospitals in Tennessee.

Operating Room:

30 Surgical Suites with specialties in orthopedics, cardio-vascular, robotics, gynecology, urology general, ENT, plastic, neuro and vascular.         

Position Summary:

Provides supportive para-nursing functions in the Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Patient Holding Area.

Recruiter: Jason Shubert || jshuber1@covhlth.com || 865-374-5393

• Demonstrates knowledge of sterile field.
• Illustrates proper technique for transporting and positioning patients safely.
• Displays understanding of proper body mechanics.
• Demonstrate special or bed positions such as Morgan Pelvic, Andrews Frame, etc.
• Recognize the area of surgical prep (clean or sterile).
• Assists in cleaning of rooms to include removing all trash, linen and mopping of rooms, suctions liners following isolizer.
• Maintains, cleans and stocks scrub areas to include sterilizer.
• Assist in daily and weekly cleaning of or to include autoclaves and solution cabinets.
• Demonstrates proper technique for surgical skins preps.
• Demonstrates proper technique for urinary catheterization.
• Demonstrates proper technique for surgical hand scrub.
• Demonstrates proper procedure for gowning and gloving.
• Assists with creation and maintenance of sterile field.
• Acts as third scrub under direction of a surgical technologist, RN, or physician.
• Orders supplies and maintains par levels as directed.
• Assists with formation of nursing assistant time schedule.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, BP and intake-output measurements.
• Assists in and accompanies patients in the admission, transfer and discharge procedures.
• Provides general care such as positioning, lifting or turning patients; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode; ambulating patient; pre-operative supportive care; and application/removal of abdominal binder and anti-ambolism stockings.
• Assist patient with handling and care of clothing and other personal property through out their hospital stay.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Minimum Education:          

None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED.  Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED.

Minimum Experience:         

One (1) year of health care related experience required.

Licensure Requirement:      

None