OR Assistant - Operating Room - FT DAYS

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: Ability to read, write and make 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.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS

Requires prolonged standing, twisting, turning and manual dexterity.  Requires frequent bending, stooping and stretching.  Lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally.  Pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds frequently.  Ability to prioritize and organize tasks and workload demands efficiently.  Tolerance of exposure to cleaning agents and chemicals.  Present a professional demeanor.  Able to cope with high stress levels.  Required exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Transports patients to and from surgery and PACU when requested, in a safe manner.
• Assists Operating Room personnel in positioning patients.
• Assists Operating Room personnel in setting up cases; Open sterile items to surgical field.
• Cleans and maintains items and areas of surgery between cases, end of day, weekly schedules and monthly maintenance, decontamination of operating room and all removable equipment between cases.
• Collects, segregates and disposes of all waste materials in all areas.
• Maintains levels of scrub supplies and solutions, caps and shoe covers, cleaning supplies and solutions.
• 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 a working familiarity of all precautions, use and disposal methods of all chemical used in the normal course of meeting job responsibilities.
• Demonstrates competence in relation to the defined mission, vision, values, and strategic plan of the organization by ongoing completion of any or all of the following: proficiency testing, skill demonstration, practice of core standards for service excellence, and documentation review.
• Ability to work all shifts; Flexibility of altering work schedules to meet department needs.
• Assists with training of new employees.
• Ability to cross-train to other operational areas.
• Completes required hours of orthopedic education topics annually as directed by the Ortho Steering team for the Hip and Knee program certification.
• Meets clinical competencies of hip and knee certification program in order to directly care for a Hip and Knee patient.

MARGINAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs other duties as assigned.