Overall OT Operations Management:
- Plan, coordinate, and supervise daily operations of the cardiothoracic OT, ensuring optimal utilization of resources, smooth patient flow, and timely surgical schedules.
- Oversee pre-op and post-op nursing preparations and maintain sterile field standards.
- Team Supervision & Staff Deployment:
- Supervise, allocate, and monitor OT nursing staff duties (scrub nurses, circulating nurses, technicians, orderlies) to ensure adequate coverage and balanced workloads.
- Conduct regular performance appraisals, skill assessments, and mentoring for the OT nursing team.
- Clinical Quality and Safety Compliance:
- Enforce strict adherence to infection control, sterilization, biomedical waste management, and universal safety protocols.
- Ensure compliance with NABH/JCI and hospital quality standards in all perioperative practices.
- Equipment & Instrumentation Management:
- Oversee availability, functionality, and preventive maintenance of specialized cardiothoracic surgical instruments, equipment (e.g., heart-lung machine, diathermy units),



and consumables.
- Coordinate with biomedical and central sterile supply departments (CSSD) to prevent equipment downtime.
- Coordination with Multidisciplinary Teams:
- Act as the central communication link between surgeons, anesthetists, perfusionists, ICU teams, and other departments for seamless surgical workflow.
- Participate in preoperative planning and post-op debriefs to enhance team coordination.
- Training, Skill Development & Emergency Preparedness:
- Conduct regular in-service training, drills, and competency assessments for OT nurses in cardiothoracic procedures and emergency response (e.g., cardiac arrest, massive blood loss).
- Foster continuous career development and readiness for complex surgical cases.
- Documentation, Audit & Inventory Control:
- Ensure accurate documentation of surgical procedures, instrument counts, incident reports, and patient safety checklists.
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📌 Cardiothoracic Operation Theatre Nurse (Mogappair)
🏢 Frontier Life Line Hospital
📍 Mogappair