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Transport patients from hospital units to the Operating Room, ensuring safe transportation and reviewing patient records for preoperative compliance.
Screen patients for completeness of preoperative documentation and ensures patient readiness by reviewing medical history, confirming identity, and discussing the procedure.
Comfort and support patients experiencing anxiety or fear about surgery.
Prior to patient entering the operating room, ensures primary equipment, such as robotic surgery platforms are functional, operating, troubleshoots if necessary, and ensures the sterility of equipment.
Serve as a scrub technician during surgery, selecting, assembling, and organizing the necessary instruments and equipment based on the surgical procedure and the surgeon's preference card.
Clean operating room after surgery, removes and disposes of soiled and/or contaminated materials; changes linen; washes, disassembles, sterilizes, and reassembles instruments.