OR Assistant - Operating Room - FT DAYS

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and perform basic mathematical computations
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions accurately
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and surgeons
• Ability to collaborate with surgeons and coworkers
• Ability to work in a team environment with little supervision
• Ability to exercise good judgment and effective problem-solving skills
• Ability to practice universal precautions in exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids
• Ability to communicate directions

Physical & Mental Demands

• Prolonged standing, twisting, turning, and manual dexterity
• Frequent bending, stooping, and stretching
• Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds
• Frequent pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds
• Ability to prioritize and organize tasks and workload demands efficiently
• Tolerance of exposure to cleaning agents and chemicals
• Professional demeanor and ability to cope with high stress levels
• Exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids
• Flexibility to work all shifts and alter work schedules to meet department needs

Responsibilities

• Transports patients to and from surgery and PACU safely
• Assists Operating Room personnel in positioning patients
• Assists Operating Room personnel in setting up cases; opens sterile items to surgical field
• Cleans and maintains surgery areas between cases, at end of day, weekly, and monthly schedules
• Decontaminates operating room and all removable equipment between cases
• Collects, segregates, and disposes of all waste materials in all areas
• Maintains levels of scrub supplies, solutions, caps, shoe covers, and cleaning supplies
• Removes and replaces all linen on patient beds and gurneys as necessary
• Cleans and maintains autoclaves every other week
• Operates and maintains all equipment used in meeting job responsibilities
• Develops familiarity with precautions, use, and disposal methods of all chemicals used
• Demonstrates competence in relation to the organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategic plan
• Assists with training new employees
• Ability to cross-train to other operational areas
• Completes required hours of orthopedic education topics annually for Hip and Knee program certification
• Meets clinical competencies of hip and knee certification program to directly care for Hip and Knee patients
• Performs other duties as assigned