The OT In-Charge is responsible for the overall management and smooth functioning of the Operation Theatre. The role includes supervising OT staff, coordinating surgical procedures, ensuring patient safety, maintaining infection-control standards, managing equipment and supplies, and ensuring compliance with hospital policies and quality standards.

Key Roles and Responsibilities1. Operation Theatre Management
- Manage the day-to-day functioning of the Operation Theatre.
- Ensure all OT rooms are prepared and ready before scheduled surgeries.
- Coordinate elective and emergency surgical procedures.
- Prepare and monitor the daily OT schedule in coordination with surgeons and anaesthetists.
- Ensure smooth patient movement and timely completion of procedures.
- Coordinate with wards, ICU, emergency, CSSD, laboratory, blood bank and other departments.

2. Staff Management
- Prepare OT duty rosters and allocate duties appropriately.
- Supervise OT nurses, technicians, attendants and housekeeping staff.
- Monitor staff attendance, punctuality, discipline and performance.




- Ensure adequate staffing during elective and emergency procedures.
- Conduct staff orientation, training and competency assessments.

3. Infection Control & Sterilization
- Ensure strict adherence to aseptic and sterile techniques.
- Monitor OT cleaning, disinfection and environmental hygiene.
- Ensure proper sterilization and availability of surgical instruments.
- Coordinate with CSSD and Infection Control teams.
- Ensure proper biomedical waste segregation and disposal.
- Monitor compliance with hospital infection-control policies.

4. Patient Safety
- Ensure correct patient identification and procedure verification.
- Ensure proper consent and surgical-site verification.
- Ensure implementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist.
- Ensure protected patient positioning and transfer.
- Monitor compliance with patient-safety protocols.
- Report and follow up on incidents, near misses and adverse events.

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📌 OT Nurse (Bengaluru)
🏢 International knee and Orthopaedic Centre
📍 Bengaluru