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 Responsibilities: 1.

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 secure patient positioning and transfer. Monitor compliance with patient-safety protocols. Report and follow up on incidents, near misses and adverse events. 5.

Equipment Management

Ensure availability and proper functioning of OT equipment and instruments. Monitor OT tables, lights, suction, cautery/diathermy, anaesthesia equipment and other essential equipment. Coordinate preventive maintenance and repair of equipment. Maintain equipment service and maintenance records. Immediately report critical equipment failures. 6.

Inventory Management

Maintain adequate stock of surgical consumables, sutures, implants, linen and other OT supplies. Prepare and monitor material indents. Check stock levels, expiry dates and storage conditions. Prevent stock-outs, overstocking and unnecessary wastage. Maintain proper records of material consumption.

- Documentation &
- Reporting Maintain OT registers and records accurately. Ensure proper documentation of surgeries, implants, specimens and sterilization. Maintain OT utilization and surgical statistics.



Prepare daily/monthly reports as required. Ensure records are available for internal and external audits.
- Quality &
- Accreditation Ensure compliance with hospital SOPs, policies and clinical protocols. Participate in quality-improvement activities. Support NABH and other accreditation requirements. Conduct regular audits of OT practices. Identify gaps and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Coordination &
- Communication Maintain effective communication with surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, technicians and administration. Communicate changes in the OT schedule promptly. Coordinate emergency OT requirements. Attend departmental meetings and report operational issues to management. Resolve routine OT-related problems and escalate critical issues appropriately. Qualification B.Sc. Nursing / GNM with relevant OT experience, or B.Sc./Diploma in Operation Theatre Technology, as per hospital requirements. Additional training in infection control, OT management or healthcare quality is desirable.

Experience Relevant experience in Operation Theatre. Previous supervisory/leadership experience preferred.

Experience in multidisciplinary surgical procedures is desirable. Knowledge of NABH and hospital quality standards is an advantage.

Key Skills OT management and coordination Staff supervision and leadership Infection control Patient safety Surgical instrument and equipment management Inventory management Documentation and reporting Emergency management Problem-solving and decision-making Communication and interpersonal skills

📌 OT Nurse / OT Incharge (Bengaluru)
🏢 International Knee u0026 Orthopaedic Centre
📍 Bengaluru