OT Assistant

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The staff nurse reports to the OT In charge.

Help to Prepare surgery schedule

Do the all works as per NABH protocol

Ensure the availability of emergency medicines in OT

Prepare expiry list of all stock medicine inside the OT

OT Arrangement Cataract Lasik and Retina

Autoclave unloading

Machine arranging

IOL verification and check the availability

Retinal injection Verify the medicine and Maintain the stock of the same

Check oxygen nitrous and all gases suction and all other supportive equipments to be ready

Maintain necessary medicines

Check the availability of surgery instruments on day before

Help to arrange instruments and dresses for Lasik procedure

Circulation

Preparation of surgical instruments linen aesthetic articles drugs and necessary sutures.

Maintain consumption register

Welcome the patient while entering to OT

Ensure fitness of patient before surgery

Ensure lab test is done before surgery

Assist the anesthesia doctor

Confirm patient name MR number and eye

Check grade dilatation and any other complications (cataract)

Change the dress obey the OT protocol

Give peripheral block if needed

Assist the surgery

Scrub the hands as per NABH rule

Ensure all instruments and other equipments are ready( cataract lasik retina and other surgeries )

Confirm the eye type of surgery ( Cataract SICS/ PHACO/MICS ) (Lasik OT LASIK/ PRK) (Retina AVASTIN / IVTA or other injection

Drape the patient

Assist the doctor (cataract Lasik retina and other surgery )

Collection preserving and labelling of specimen with appropriate preservatives and sending the same to lab

OT Cleaning

Necessary cleaning to be done get ready for next case using disinfectant

Clean all machines and equipments

fumigation to be done daily and whenever it is required by using proper drugs

sending the swabs for culture and sensitive ones in week and whenever it is necessary ( water

culture and AC )

Switch on the UV light

Check the availability of surgery instruments on day before

Check surgery patient appointments (cataract Lasik Retina)

Central sterilisation department

Instruments washing drying packing

Linen packing

Cotton eye pad and gauze making and packing

do autoclave

Auto clave the OP instruments and ward instruments to Kannur branch

Sent the items to Perinthalmanna for ETO sterilisation

Receive the consumables from pharmacy and verify with request form and store them appropriately

Stock checking & maintenance of OT items

Check and receive with all reports records and all other preoperative check list.

Coordinate with Lasik in charge

Prepare consumption form at the time of surgery

Maintain necessary medicine stock in OT

Ensure recovery criteria of every patient before shift from OT to ward

Any other responsibility assigned by the management is to be carried out

Requirements

Language Skills (EnglishMalayalam)

Quick Learning

Highly positive attitude and Self motivated

Problem Solving Skills

Working Under pressure and deadline oriented

Time Management

Mentoring Skills

SelfStarter and target driven

Good behavioral skills

Requires scientific knowledge of eyes.

Requires sufficient computer knowledge

Should be a confidant.

Needs to be active with a pleasing smile.

Requires to converse according to the patients.

Should be able to help the patients on their positions.

Job Description PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES The staff nurse reports to the OT In charge. Help to Prepare surgery schedule Do the all works as per NABH protocol Ensure the availability of emergency medicines in OT Prepare expiry list of all stock medicine inside the OT OT Arrangement - Cataract, Lasik and Retina Autoclave unloading Machine arranging IOL verification and check the availability Retinal injection Verify the medicine and Maintain the stock of the same Check oxygen, nitrous and all gases suction and all other supportive equipments to be ready Maintain necessary medicines Check the availability of surgery instruments on day before Help to arrange instruments and dresses for Lasik procedure Circulation Preparation of surgical instruments, linen, aesthetic articles, drugs and necessary sutures. Maintain consumption register Welcome the patient while entering to OT Ensure fitness of patient before surgery Ensure lab test is done before surgery Assist the anesthesia doctor Confirm patient name, MR number and eye Check grade, dilatation and any other complications (cataract) Change the dress obey the OT protocol Give peripheral block if needed Assist the surgery Scrub the hands as per NABH rule Ensure all instruments and other equipments are ready( cataract , lasik retina and other surgeries ) Confirm the eye , type of surgery ( Cataract SICS/ PHACO/MICS ) (Lasik OT LASIK/ PRK) (Retina AVASTIN / IVTA or other injection Drape the patient Assist the doctor (cataract, Lasik , retina , and other surgery ) Collection, preserving and labelling of specimen with appropriate preservatives and sending the same to lab OT Cleaning Necessary cleaning to be done get ready for next case using disinfectant Clean all machines and equipments fumigation to be done daily and whenever it is required by using proper drugs sending the swabs for culture and sensitive ones in week and whenever it is necessary ( water culture and AC ) Switch on the UV light Check the availability of surgery instruments on day before Check surgery patient appointments (cataract, Lasik, Retina) Central sterilisation department Instruments washing, drying , packing Linen packing Cotton ,eye pad and gauze making and packing do autoclave Auto clave the OP instruments and ward instruments to Kannur branch Sent the items to Perinthalmanna for ETO sterilisation Receive the consumables from pharmacy and verify with request form, and store them appropriately Stock checking & maintenance of OT items Check and receive with all reports, records and all other pre-operative check list. Coordinate with Lasik in charge Prepare consumption form at the time of surgery Maintain necessary medicine stock in OT Ensure recovery criteria of every patient before shift from OT to ward Any other responsibility assigned by the management is to be carried out Requirements Language Skills (English-Malayalam) Quick Learning Highly positive attitude and Self motivated Problem Solving Skills Working Under pressure and deadline oriented Time Management Mentoring Skills Self-Starter and target driven Good behavioral skills Requires scientific knowledge of eyes. Requires sufficient computer knowledge Should be a confidant. Needs to be active with a pleasing smile. Requires to converse according to the patients. Should be able to help the patients on their positions.