Robotic Coordinator at Trinity Health System – Steubenville, Ohio

POSITION TITLE: Robotic Coordinator – Surgical Technician (non-cert) POSITION SCOPE: Local
System or Division	System	Date Last Updated	February 4, 2020
Functional Area	Surgery	Reports To	Director, Perioperative Services
FLSA Status	NON-EXEMPT	Supervisory Responsibility	NO
Job Code	633	Travel Frequency	N/A

Job Summary / Purpose

This job is responsible for coordinating, evaluating and improving the quality, consistency and efficiency of robotic surgical services, including promoting the program and the use of robotics as an effective mechanism to deliver unique services in minimally invasive surgical care. An incumbent serves as Trinity Health System’s centralized point of contact for questions regarding the DaVinci Robotics Surgical System and as liaison between hospital, vendor and health care providers in coordinating robotics technical/administrative program elements to facilitate delivery of surgical care across the continuum of robotic surgery. An incumbent evaluates, within scope of position, patient care/outcomes, quality/safety data and cost-effectiveness of robotic utilization and provides regular feedback to the Perioperative leadership team as relates to program needs, issues, staffing, and patient/physician concerns on a timely basis.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

ORDER AND MAINTAIN INVENTORY OF THE ROBOTIC INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES

• ORDER AND MAINTAIN ANCILLARY SUPPLIES RELATED TO ROBOTIC SURGERY
• MAINTAIN AND UPDATE OPERATING ROOM/HOSPITAL PROTOCOLS RELATED TO ROBOTIC SURGERY

• MAINTAIN ROBOTIC SURGERY LOGS FOR EACH SURGEON

• COLLABORATE WITH THE PERIOPERATIVE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN FOR PRODUCT ACQUISITION.

TECHNICAL:

• WORK WITH DA VINCI REPRESENTATIVE TO:

• MANAGE ROUTINE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

• SET UP AUXILLIARY EQUIPMENT FOR DA VINCI PROCEDURES (ESU/BIPOLAR, GYRUS, ETC.)

• IN-SERVICE OPERATING ROOM NURSING AND SCRUB TECHNICIAN STAFF ON PRE-, INTRA-, AND POST-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

• CONDUCT DA VINCI SYSTEM TRAINING VIA THE INTERACTIVE TRAINING TOOL

CLINICAL:

• CLINICAL TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM DURING ROBOTIC PROCEDURES

• SET UP THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES

• ASSIST AS SCRUB TECHNICIAN AT THE PATIENT SIDE FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES (IF NEEDED)

• SUPERVISE THE PREPERATION AND POSITIONING OF THE PATIENT FOR A ROBOTIC PROCEDURE

• MAITAIN RECORDS OF SURGICAL PROCEDURE PATHWAYS AND GUIDELINES

• DOCUMENT PROCEDURE RESULTS AND ASSIST WITH THE PROCEDUERE DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT

• DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A CLINICAL PATHWAY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ROBOTIC SURGERY SURGICAL TEAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH DEPARTMENT EDUCATOR

• PROVIDE A MONTHLY ROBOTIC DEVICE REPORT TO THE ROBOTIC STEERING COMMITTEE AS REQUESTED (QUARTERLY)

OTHER:

• IN SERVICE CENTRAL SUPPLY/PROCESSING REGARDING CLEANING AND STERILIZATION OF THE ENDOWRIST INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES

• ACT AS THE POINT PERSON FOR ANY DA VINCI RELATED QUESTIONS (SYSTEM OR CLINICAL)

• ACT AS THE LIAISON BETWEEN HOSPITAL, INTUITIVE AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

• HELP DEMONSTRATE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEMS TO SURGEONS OR VISITING GROUPS
• OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education and Experience	SURGICAL TECHNICIAN REQUIRE CERTIFICATION WITHIN ONE YEAR OF ACCEPTING POSITION OPERATING ROOM EXPERIENCE (3 YEAR MINIMUM) ROBOTIC SURGERY EXPERIENCE MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY EXPERIENCE
Required Licensure and Certifications
	KNOWLEDGE OF SURGICAL TERMINOLOGY, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, AND POLICIES/PROCEDURES (STERILE PROTOCOL/OPERATING ROOM ATTIRE), AND THE FUNDAMENTAL METHODS RELATING TO SURGERY DEMONSTRATES BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF DATA COLLECTION, RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, ETC. KNOWLEDGE OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES IN BARIATRIC GYNECOLOGY GENERAL SURGERY PATIENT ADVOCATE MAITAIN PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY FOLLOW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES BEING SENSITIVE TO ETHICAL AND COMPLIANCE ISSUES FUNCTION AS A ROLE MODEL FOR THE TRINITY HEALTH SYSTEM ORGANIZATION BY EMBRACING OUR VALUES AND LIVING THEM OUT DAILY THROUGH EVERYDAY WORK HABITS DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE CARE BASED ON THE PHYSICAL, MOTOR AND SENSORY ADAPTATION, COGNITION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL LEVELS APPROPRIATE TO THE AGE OF EACH PATIENT MAINTAIN EXPERT CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY AND TREATMENT APPLICATIONS EDUCATE PATIENTS, FAMILES AND RELATED STAFF TO ROBOTIC PROCEDURES AND CLINICAL CARE COMPONENTS TO ENSURE OPTIMAL PATIENT OUTCOMES MAINTAIN BLS COMPETENCY WORK WITH SURGERY SCHEDULERS AND OR COORDINATOR TO COORDINATE THE ROBOTIC SCHEDULE IN TANDEM WITH THE SURGEONS AND DA VINCI REPRESENTATIVES PARTICIPATE IN ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES AS NEEDED AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND CLINICAL RESOURCES TO THE SURGICAL STAFF PARTICIPATE ON THE ROBOTICS STEERING COMMITTEE TO FURTHER GROW/EXPAND THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM OF TRINITY HEALTH SYSTEM HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE BASIC ONLINE ROBOTIC LEARNING MODULES PROVIDED THROUGH INTUITIVE AND CONTNIUE TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AS THEY ARE MADE AVAILABLE