OR/Operating Room Assistant - Full-time

Major Accountabilities/Critical Responsibilities

• Respects and protects the patient’s rights to confidentiality and privacy and discloses information only for professional purposes which are in the patient's best interests with full consideration of their legal rights.
• Maintains knowledge of surgical instrumentation, equipment and supplies necessary for procedures in order to assist the surgical team as needed.
• Provides safe patient care by verifying patient identification and assuring the presence of the necessary patient chart as needed.
• Comply with established personal protective equipment requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants and other hazardous materials.
• Aid in transporting and positioning of patients.
• Aid the scrub and circulating nurses in implementing individualized nursing care plans.
• Performs a wide variety of housekeeping duties, to include but not limited to:
• Cleans and disinfects operating rooms between surgical procedures to assist with an efficient room turnover, while maintaining quality.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization of equipment rooms.
• Stocks and cleans scrub sink areas and center core.
• Cleans and disinfects all equipment in the operating rooms, safely removes and replaces sharps containers, as necessary.
• Maintain cleanliness in locker rooms and lounge.
• Aids in setting up rooms with appropriate equipment.
• Safely transports and maintains equipment and reports problems which may require biomedical services.
• Transport specimens as directed.
• Stocks supplies in operating rooms.
• Participates in case cart preparation as directed.
• Acts as resource person for other employees and units as required.

Qualifications/Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Medical Terminology, computer literacy, knowledge of medical equipment and previous related experience preferred.
• Able to communicate effectively with surgical staff, physicians and other health care workers.
• Able to read, write and speak English.