OT Nurse (General)

Core Responsibilities

• Taking handover about the patient with all pre-operative check lists
• Ensure patient safety as per surgical safety checklist
• Check the consent and the part preparation.
• Inform the surgeon and anaesthetist.
• Confirm the patient and the surgery to be planned.
• Collecting the necessary equipment and stocks.
• Shifting the patient to the desired OT.
• Provide privacy for the patient.
• Connect the monitor.
• Tying the gown, opening the instruments, packs and other equipment for the scrub nurse.
• Assisting the surgeons during surgery as scrub nurse/ circulatory nurse
• Assisting with counts and records.
• Counting of mops and scrubs as required.
• Anticipating the needs of the team.
• Assisting with the counts and records before the end of the operation and confirm with the team.
• Preparing the wound dressing.
• Helping with the removal of drapes.
• Responsible for the preparation of the patient for shifting to the recovery room & giving endorsement to the recovery staff.
• Handover all the documents related to the patient to the recovery staff.
• Should be responsible for sending the specimens

General Responsibilities

• Receiving and Introduction to the patient
• Vitals checking and recording
• Patient Hygiene and position changing
• Maintaining Bowel and bladder pattern
• Accompanying patient during shifting
• Nursing Documentation.
• Hand over/take over.