Nursing Staff-OT

• Dress in proper O.T. attire.
• Assists circulating nurse to check the readiness of the O.T.
• Prepares the instruments, packs and consumables according to the list.
• Scrub properly according to the procedure.
• Gown and glove according to the procedure.
• Drape and set up the scrubbing trolleys.
• Count sponges and instruments with the circulating nurse.
• Assist the surgeon in draping.
• Organize work in order.

DURING SURGERY

• If sponges are added during surgery, count them immediately. Do not handle any until they are not counted.
• Do not mix sponges and tapes either on the table or in saline basin.
• Discard soiled sponge in to the kidney basin on the field.
• Keep the field neat; never have any article lying on another.
• Wipe blood from instruments with moist sponge.
• Maintain good technique, watch for any break in aseptic technique.
• Be adaptable, accurate, and alert and be a good team-mate.

Before closure

• Count sponges, needles, blades and instruments. Counting is done three times.
• Preliminary or initial count.
• Before closing the peritoneum.
• Before skin closure.
• As wound closure begins, start cleaning the mayo tray and organize instruments to facilitate cleaning of the room when patient leaves.
• Have dressing ready After surgery.
• Discard soiled sponges from the table.
• Checks soiled linens and drapes to see that no instrument is sent to laundry. Discard linen in to the soiled linen hamper.
• Care of specimens according to the hospital policy.
• Know the protocol for clean and infected cases.
• Keep room ready for next procedure.
• Assist in shifting patient to or/recovery/surgical intensive care and hand over to concerned staff there.

Non-clinical Function

• Maintain safety of equipments (care of bio-medical equipments if found any damage or technical fault should be reported to OT Incharge) Responsible for borrowed articles from other units
• To assist in all type of OT procedures.
• To check and maintained the reports and documents of all patients.
• Assist the doctors in carrying out the procedures.
• Maintenance of all equipment's in co-ordination with biomedical engineer.
• Responsible for proper inventory and usage.
• To check proper packing of all trays to be sent for sterilization in time and collect the same from CCSD department.
• To check frequent conductivity of all machines and maintain the record.
• Involve in quality assurance/quality control activities & infection control Policy & RSO.
• Must be able to identify the clinical changes during the procedure.