OT Manager

Job Summary

• Job Title : Operation Theatre (OT) Incharge / OT Manager
• Location : Mathikere, Bangalore
• Department : Nursing / Surgical Services
• Reports To : Nursing Superintendent / Chief Medical Officer / Hospital Administrator
• Core Objective : To oversee daily OT workflows, ensure zero-compromise safety protocols, and coordinate seamlessly between surgical teams, anesthetists, and support staff.

Key Responsibilities

1. Operational & Workflow Management

• Coordinate surgical schedules : Allocate operating rooms and manage emergency or ad-hoc surgical bookings.
• Assign staff duties : Create monthly rosters, distribute shifts, and assign dedicated scrub, circulating, and recovery nurses for posted cases.
• Manage turnaround times : Minimize delays between consecutive surgeries by managing housekeeping, disinfection, and setup speeds.

2. Clinical Compliance & Patient Safety

• Enforce sterilization protocols : Ensure the absolute sterility of linen, instruments, and surgical fields by auditing Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) operations.
• Implement WHO checklists : Enforce the mandatory use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist to verify patient identities, surgical sites, and signed consent forms before incision.
• Run microbial surveillance : Schedule weekly or bi-weekly OT air and surface swab tests, and suspend operative work immediately if culture results are doubtful.
• Adhere to medical guidelines : Maintain strict alignment with healthcare bodies such as NABH or local governmental protocols.

3. Inventory & Equipment Management

• Maintain stock levels : Monitor and restock surgical consumables, emergency drugs, implants, and life-saving medications.
• Ensure equipment uptime : Partner with biomedical engineering teams for the routine preventive maintenance, calibration, and urgent repair of anesthesia workstations, monitors, and laparoscopy towers.
• Enforce waste protocols : Monitor the strict segregation and disposal of medical waste as per regional biomedical waste management laws.

4. Team Leadership & Administration

• Train junior staff : Onboard, mentor, and provide practical training to junior nurses and OT technicians regarding safety equipment and specialized surgical procedures.
• Maintain documentation : Oversee surgery registers, clinical data logging, implant utilization tracking, and legal records.
• Address incident reports : Log, investigate, and present remedial workflows for any clinical incidents, breaks in sterility, or medical near-misses.

Job Specifications & Requirements

• Education : Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc Nursing), General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM), or a Bachelor's degree in Operation Theatre Technology / Healthcare Management.
• Experience : Minimum 3 to 5 years of intensive OT experience, featuring at least 1 to 2 years in a supervisory or senior-level role.
• Technical Skills : Deep mastery of aseptic techniques, advanced surgical instruments across specialties, patient monitoring systems, and handling medical crises.
• Soft Skills : Authoritative leadership, level-headed crisis management, precise communication, and the capacity to multi-task under extreme pressure.

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