Operation Theatre Nursing Incharge

Assist surgeons and Anaesthologist before, during and after surgery. Prepare operating rooms with sterile surgical instruments equipment linens that will be needed during an operation.

To ensure change rooms are clean with enough supply of scrub suits / caps / masks for the day.
Take inventory of the OT where you are posted for the day
Check equipment’s for their functional status and ensure all the items required for the surgery to follow whether it is ready including items for required for the surgery to follow whether it is ready including items for anaesthesia, perfusion and for surgery – instruments dressing materials, suture materials (kept ready by the night staff) and arrange it on trolleys as required.
To inspect the OT equipment & lights, scrub room, dressing trolleys, scrub stand solution etc.
Circulating nurse will help the scrub nurse to get the instruments trolley ready for the case, give promptly all the required items. After each case accompany the patient to the recovery room or to the ICU and endorse the patient to the assigned staff.
The surgical kit pre/post op should be checked.
The billing sheet to be completed to avoid confusion for overcharging / not charging.
The valuable instruments should be washed cleaned of all dried blood and then dispatched to the CSSD.
Dispose all the sharps in separate hard container and bend it for incineration.
All linens / materials to be disposed off in appropriate color-coded liners as decided by the hospital infection control policy.
Prepare CSSD requisition for the following day and send by 2 PM
Keep OT always neat and tidy and ready for next use at any given time.
Taking care of the entire fine, costly instruments
Maintain records in the system and log books
Any unusual incident happens pertaining to patient / OT personnel must report to Senior Staff on duty supervision and fill the form for necessary action to be taken.

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