Teamwork with pride

The OR can be “brought to life” by all of the people that spend their daily work hours involved with it.  The attitude of the OR “life” is made by each person that comes in contact with the room.  This can make it a beast or a gentle giant.

The best practices for running an OR start with teamwork and pride.  Each person involved should be able to work with the others in the room and know the daily routine. Each person has to take pride in the work that they do.  The circulator must be ready to be in charge and know where all items are.  The room has to be kept stocked – this keeps the running and the down time to a minimum.  The scrub tech must know what the physician needs and anticipate this at all times.  All of the instruments must be processed and available as needed.  The CRNA must be able to keep the patient at ease and comfortable during the procedure.

When all of the members of the team work together it shows in other ways also.  Our number one reason for being in the healthcare field – the patient – is pleased and less stressed to be in an unfamiliar environment.  The patient that sees the staff getting along and working together will be able to feel more at ease.

Room turnover time is minimized by each person doing their share in a timely manner.   This can only be accomplished when each staff member takes pride in the job that they do and knows that each duty is an important one.

When all of these people are able to work together to keep the OR organized and running smoothly the physician seems to keep a positive outlook.  This positive outlook can make the whole process a “gentle giant”.

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