Environmental Services Assistant Operating Room

Position Responsibilities

• Cleans surgical area by removing waste and linen, washing down furniture, surgical lights, beds, stretchers, mattresses, walls, bar huggers, SCD machines, wiping down electrical cords and mopping floors.
• Replaces furniture and equipment in designated location in preparation for the next case, including the return of stretchers, OR beds, IV poles, and monitors to the appropriate department.
• Keeps stretchers, IV poles, OR beds, tables, equipment, specialty carts, mayo stands, and kick buckets clean and free of tape and suture.
• Removes and replaces sharp containers when 3/4 full.
• Maintains inventory of full oxygen tanks with carriers, blankets, cleaning supplies, IV pumps and other supplies needed.
• Regularly stocks scrub brushes, masks, face shields, cleaning solutions, and paper towels in sub sterile areas.
• Adheres to standard precautions at all times when performing daily activities, which includes gloves, face shields/goggles when cleaning the room.
• Prepares germicidal solutions according to manufactures recommendation and MSDS protocol.
• Uses proper body mechanics/safety protocol while moving patients to and from OR beds and while holding for sterile preps.
• Uses proper care when transporting elderly patients from bed to stretcher to prevent skin breakdown.
• Transports infants and toddlers in a secured bed/crib, allowing parents to accompany children to holding area.
• Transports specimens, blood and blood products, amputated limbs, and the deceased to and from lab/morgue.
• Maintains custody of specimen until delivered to the appropriate person.
• Checks patient ID band and verbally confirms patient name and date of birth against pick up slip prior to transporting in an efficient and courteous manner.
• Verifies patient's name band, date of birth, and surgical side/site with unit RN before performing surgical shaves according to policy.
• Ensures patient's privacy and comfort at all times.
• Uses sterile gloves to hold for extremities for skin prep using sterile technique.
• Reports to supervisor/core desk when leaving the department and signs out.
• Maintains terminal cleaning log in a legible manner.
• Is prompt arriving to in-service/staff meetings and completes necessary documentation a timely manner.
• Maintains current CPR status.
• Observes and monitors patient's safety by providing a safe environment, maintaining eye contact, and never leaving patients unattended.
• Respects sterile field by maintaining proper distance from open sterile items and sterile field.
• Performs weekly autoclave/sterilizer cleaning as per departmental policy.

Qualifications

• CPR certification required.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 1 year experience within healthcare environment, preferred.