Operating Room Assistant - Endoscopy

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Job Summary
Summary
Responsible for ensuring excellent patient care, maintaining safety standards, and providing medical assistance in the operating room.
Does this position require Patient Care?
Yes
Essential Functions

Promotes a philosophy of patient/family-focused care through cordial greetings and interactions with patients, families, and hospital personnel.
Provides hospital/unit orientation information for guests, patients, and families.
Demonstrates awareness of hospital systems and procedures, including the location of all departments, procedure areas, and other patient services.
Refers patients, families, and others to appropriate resources.
Independently transports and assists in the transfer of patients.
Properly identifies patients utilizing two approved identifiers.
Ensures safety and support measures during patient transfers (e.g., bed rails raised, patient covered and kept warm).
Is aware of special precautions when transferring patients on precautions.

Qualifications

Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials

Experience
Medical Office/Hospital/Managed Care Experience 0-1 year required and Operating Room Experience 0-1 year preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Must be able to comprehend written directions for mixing cleaning supplies and ordering supplies.
- Must be aware of proper body mechanics when assisting in patient transfer and lifting of heavy objects.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with other health care members.
- Ability to work collaboratively with the surgical team.
- Must constantly be alert and attentive to progress of O.R. schedule to meet tight deadlines.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Waltham Location; Monday - Friday 7AM-3:30PM

The OR Clinical Associate provides critical support to the Endoscopy department utilizing their experience in procurement activities and supply replenishment workflows to provide expertise in supply management for the Endoscopy Suites Duties may also include the daily procurement, receiving, breakdown, distribution and stocking of specialty supplies used in assigned clinical services.

• Deliver endoscopes to and from SPD
• Duties may also include the daily procurement, receiving, breakdown, distribution and stocking of specialty supplies used in assigned clinical services.
• Responsible for all storage locations within their assigned geography; responsible for the arrangement, storage, organization, maintenance, and curation of products stored within assigned locations.
• Works closely with clinical colleagues to forecast supply needs and communicates specialty or high priority needs to Endoscopy team.
• Reviews par levels of on-hand inventory for assigned areas, measuring quantities for each product.
• Communicates ordering needs for specific products to department colleagues, including quantity and deadlines.
• Able to place requisitions in eBuy for outside orders if needed.
• Proactively communicates updates on product movement, including delays in delivery and confirmation of delivery.
• Receives shipments of specialty supplies, verifying receipts against requests and reports discrepancies to leadership.
• Maintains assigned product locations, including labels, signage, and appropriate storage bin sizing.
• Escalates recommendations for par level edits based on product movement.
• Responsible for de-casing assigned specialty product orders in breakdown areas, removing all cardboard to preserve a clean environment.
• Handles and distributes specialty supplies safely to maintain sterile product integrity.
• Assists with the stocking of assigned specialty supplies in designated supply locations.
• Replenishes supply locations using FIFO (First In, First Out-rotational) procedure to avoid stockpiling and ensure sterility of product.
• Consistently check for outdates and removes expired products from supply locations.
• Gathers unused specialty supplies and returns them to their designated stock locations.
• Assist with the monitoring of overstock storage areas and restock depleted stock locations accordingly.
• Maintain overall tidiness, cleanliness and good order in assigned supply locations; ensures items are properly shelved.
• Maintain established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, confidentiality, quality
• improvement program, safety, compliance, and environmental standards.
• Meet annual competency and retraining requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards

Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location

52 Second Avenue

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range
$17.71 - $24.28/Hourly

Grade
2

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