Operating Room Assistant
Hoag Health System · Newport Beach, CA · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Patient transport
- General cleaning
- Equipment cleaning
- Gathering equipment
- Proper preparation and assembly of highly specialized equipment
- Specimen transport
- Room turnover
- Performing shave preps
- Assist the team with patient-care (positioning and prepping) under direction of RN/MD/Tech
- Prepare for the next procedure (set up trays, supplies, etc.)
- Maintain supplies for the modalities
- Facilitate patient flow
- Serve as a central point of communication
- Assist with patient transfers
- Remain with patients while awaiting their procedures as needed
Operating Room Only
- Achieve room turnover goal in 25 minutes or less
- Maximize efficiency
Imaging Services Only
- Ongoing telephone communications between departments
- Assist with prioritizing daily patient schedules
- Cook up throughout in procedure room as directed
- Retrieve lab results
- Provide assistance to all hospital-based Imaging departments and campus adjacent imaging centers as needed to support patient care
Cath Lab Only
- Transporting non-controlled pharmaceuticals to lab when ordered
- Responsible for educating lab staff regarding proper sanitizing practices and signs off competencies
- Responsible for orienting and sign-off of employees to supply distribution centers
- Collaborate with technologists to manage availability of sterile instruments available for use
- Responsible for receipt, distribution, and storage of supplies while utilizing technology-based LEAN par management system
- Serve as a department resource and product liaison