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.