Operating Room Assistant

Details

Client Name
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Job Type
Travel

Offering
Allied

Profession
Surgical First Assist

Specialty
Surgical First Assistant

Job ID
35613634

Job Title
Operating Room Assistant

Weekly Pay
$1606.5


Shift Details

Shift
D/E/N Rotating - 8x5 - 07,19

Scheduled Hours
40


Job Order Details

Start Date
11/23/2026

End Date
02/20/2027

Duration
13 Week(s)


Job Description
Job Title: Operating Room Assistant
Profession: Clinical-Allied
Specialty: N/A
Duration: 13 months
Shift: 5x8 Rotating
Hours per Shift: 8
Experience: No experience required
License: N/A
Certifications: N/A
Must-Have:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Ability to be flexible in assignments and work different shifts if required
- Strong customer service skills in interactions with all patients, families, and staff, especially in high-volume and stressful situations
- Ability to learn and evaluate new equipment and procedures quickly
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
- Effective problem-solving skills using appropriate resources
- Ability to provide appropriate care based on individual needs considering age, culture, and developmental issues
- Proficiency in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding English effectively
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with diverse cultural backgrounds
- Knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation methods, practices, and procedures
- Knowledge of computer systems and software used in the functional area
- Knowledge of the location, operation, and maintenance of common equipment and supplies
- Knowledge of protocols for patient records
- Understanding of the role in emergency response


Description:
The Operating Room Assistant is responsible for assisting nursing staff in receiving, caring for, and transporting patients to and from the perioperative region.
Other duties include cleaning and maintaining patient care equipment and providing supplies and equipment as needed.
Actively participates in quality control, quality assurance, and preventive maintenance activities.
Attends and participates in equipment and supply in-services, evaluations, and staff meetings.
Completes all designated assignments accurately and efficiently.
Contributes positively to the unit and department.
Disposes of trash and linen per protocol.
Identifies and shares recommendations for containing costs in the assigned area.
Maintains effective working relationships with staff, managers, physicians, patients, and their families.
May perform patient care functions according to policies and procedures.
Examples of tasks include shave preps, non-invasive monitoring, specimen collection, ambulating, and repositioning patients.
May receive instruments and equipment from assigned operating rooms, remove items tagged as broken, and clean rooms and equipment according to protocol.
Participates in monitoring and documenting quality improvement issues.
Participates in unit, department, or hospital committees as requested.
Performs housekeeping and stocking duties to maintain a clean, safe work environment.
Practices aseptic techniques according to established standards of care and infection control policies.
Prioritizes work using available resources.
Proactively uses the problem-solving process to identify, prevent, or resolve inter- and intradepartmental problems.
Responds to, documents, and distributes items in a timely manner.
Is responsible for self-assessment of skill level and seeks resources to learn new skills, equipment, or procedures.
Supports administrative decisions and ensures compliance with all policies and procedures.
Transports and receives patients, equipment, supplies, blood products, and specimens within the region and hospital according to established protocols.
Works with clinical educators to orient new staff members and cross-train to selected anesthesia technician role functions as applicable.


Client Details

Address
725 Welch Rd

City
Palo Alto

State
CA

Zip Code
94304


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