Operating Room attendant I (8:00)AM - 4:30PM)

This role focuses on providing medical and clinical support services to patients, with a specialization in Surgical Services duties such as interventional pain management and other procedures. The position ensures a safe environment for patients undergoing invasive procedures or surgery and requires specialized knowledge or skills gained through vocational education, training, and experience.

About the Role

Under general supervision of Operating Room leaders and personnel, this position engages in direct and indirect tasks for patients undergoing surgical procedures. Responsibilities include room turnover and setup, stock inventory, patient transport, and preparing rooms with required specialty equipment. This is an integral role in a dynamic, fast-paced clinical setting, supporting various surgical procedures, including an advanced cardiac surgery program.

Responsibilities

• Assists Environmental Services with room turnover, including wiping down and docking Neptune’s, and setting up specialized equipment/O.R. tables for the next case.
• Transports patients from surgical floors to the OR suite or other hospital areas, as well as equipment and supplies to and from the O.R.
• Acts as a liaison with Central Processing (CPD) to ensure delivery of kits and sterile items throughout surgical cases.
• Transports blood products and specimens to and from locations such as Blood Bank, Mammography, Pathology, and Cytology.
• Assists in transferring patients from the OR table to their bed under the clinical care team’s guidance.
• Ensures the OR table and positioning devices are safely secured and ready to support patients.
• Assists in positioning patients for surgical procedures and holds extremities for skin prep.
• Maintains cleanliness of procedural areas, including inner and outer core zones of surgical suites, ensuring no medical gas panels, electrical panels, or fire extinguishers are blocked.
• Performs safe medical gas tank exchanges, monitors PSI levels, and responds to alarms.
• Restocks and maintains fluids and linens in O.R. warmers and fluid carts, labels with accurate expiration dates, and discards expired fluids.
• Returns unopened case carts, kits, and scopes to Central Processing and may assist with returning used/dirty carts to the decontamination area.
• Maintains biohazard sharps containers, exchanging them for clean bins in the soiled utility room as needed.
• Adheres to JCAHO, CMS, DPH, and HIPAA regulations.
• Fosters collaborative, team relationships to contribute to goal achievement and a positive work environment.
• Rotates through procedural units as oriented and assists leadership with process improvement initiatives focused on safety and efficiency.
• Responds to Vocera calls promptly and logs into respective groups at the start of shifts.
• Complies with on-call requirements, clocking in within 45 minutes of being called.
• Demonstrates knowledge of specialized tables, accessories, and equipment, acting as a resource for the clinical care team.
• Completes general maintenance of linen, trash, and recycling receptacles.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (required).
• Associate’s degree (preferred).
• One (1) year of experience working in an operating room or surgical area in a hospital (preferred).

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift, reach, carry, push, and pull 40-50 pounds or more.
• Ability to stand and sit for a combination of eight (8) hours or the length of the assignment.
• Ability to perceive sounds such as phones ringing, beepers, alarms, and equipment buzzers.
• Clarity of both near and far vision.
• Ability to distinguish colors, such as alarms, buzzers, and color codes on instrumentation.
• Frequent contact with blood, bodily fluids, lasers, electrical equipment, and radiation waves.
• Demonstrated manual dexterity to perform assigned duties.

Skills & Abilities

• Effective verbal and auditory communication skills, meeting telephone and customer service standards.
• Flexibility with schedule and adherence to the operating room on-call policy.
• Ability to take direction and follow through on assignments without reminders.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.
• Knowledge of patient positioning to assist in the Operating Room.
• Understanding and application of universal precautions, asepsis, and sterile technique.
• Ability to read and write at a level necessary to perform duties, including maintaining accurate written records.
• Basic computer skills and ability to navigate web-based applications.
• Pro-active customer service orientation.

Pay

Tufts Medicine offers fair, competitive pay designed to attract, retain, and motivate highly talented individuals. The base pay range reflects the minimum qualifications for the role, with individual offers determined by relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity.