Operating Room attendant I (10:00AM - 6:30PM)

About the role

This role focuses on providing medical and clinical support services to patients, with a specific focus on performing Surgical Services duties.

Responsibilities

• Assists Environmental Services with room turnover; wiping down and docking Neptune’s, setting up specialized equipment/O.R. tables for next case.
• Transports patients from surgical floors to OR suite or other areas of the hospital, equipment and supplies to and from O.R. and works as a liaison with CPD to ensure delivery of kits and sterile items throughout the surgical case.
• Transports blood products and specimen to and from their respective locations (i.e. Blood Bank, Mammography, Pathology, Cytology).
• Assists in the transfer of a patient from the OR table to the patient's bed under the clinical care team’s guidance.
• Assists team with ensuring the OR table and positioning devices for proper attachments are safely secured and ready to support a patient.
• Assists in positioning of patients for surgical procedures and holds extremities for skin prep.
• Maintains all medical gas tank exchanges in safe manner, monitoring PSI levels on tank gauges, and responding to alarms.
• Responsible for fluid and linen re-stocking and maintenance inside O.R room warmers and fluid carts; labeling with accurate expiration dates and discarding expired fluid.
• Returns unopened case carts, kits, and scopes to Central Processing and may assist Environmental Services with the return of used/dirty case carts to the decontamination area.
• Maintains all biohazard sharps containers; utilizing the soiled utility room to exchange for clean bins when necessary.
• Adheres to JCAHO, CMS, DPH, and HIPAA regulations.
• Maintains collaborative, team relationships with peers and colleagues in order to effectively contribute to the working groups achievement of goals, and to help foster a positive work environment.
• Rotates through procedural units in which they are oriented.
• Assists leadership team with strategic initiatives regarding process improvement efforts, with a focus on safety and efficiency.
• Responds to Vocera calls in a timely manner, and logs in to respective “group” at the start of their shift.
• Complies with on-call requirements and responsibilities, able to clock in for their on-call shift within 45 minutes of being called.
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge and use of specific tables, table accessories, and equipment- and is able to act as a direct resource to the clinical care team providing support with specialized items when needed.
• Completes general maintenance of all linen, trash, and recycling receptacles.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year experience working in an operating room or surgical area in a hospital.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to speak and hear effectively and meet telephone and customer service standards.
• Ability to be flexible with schedule and adhere to the operating room on-call policy.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and tasks at hand.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, highly technical environment.
• Knowledge of different patient positions to assist in Operating Room.
• Knowledge and use of universal precautions, asepsis, and sterile technique.
• Read and write at a level necessary to perform all duties, including accurately maintain written records.
• Basic familiarity with computers and the ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
• Demonstrates a pro-active customer service orientation.

Pay

The base pay range for this role is $17.00 - $20.77 per hour. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals.