operating Room Assistant/ Medical Assistant/ Foxboro/ Full Time

Operating Room Assistant I

Operating Room Assistant (ORA) works under the direct supervision of the Nursing Director. The ORA is responsible for transporting patients, cleaning Operating Rooms, maintaining a clean environment, moving equipment, delivery of specimens, second scrubbing PRN, and other duties as assigned. The ORA functions as a member of the Perioperative Nursing Team who has specific knowledge, skills and training to work in an Operating Room Environment.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Promotes a philosophy of patient/family focused care through cordial greeting and interactions with patient, families and hospital personnel
• Provides hospital/unit orientation information for guest, patients and families
• Demonstrates an awareness of hospital systems and procedures, 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 of all age group, adolescence through geriatric
• Properly identifies patients utilizing 2 approved identifiers
• Ensures safety and support measures in patient transfer (i.e. bedrails raised, patient covered with blanket and warm)
• Is aware of special precautions in transferring patients with precautions
• Is aware of proper body mechanics when assisting in patient transfer and lifting of heavy objects
• Participates in limb holding for skin preparation
• Clean Rooms and all clinical areas within Day Surgery Unit
• Remove suction containers and equipment, laundry bags, trash bags
• Wash furniture and make up O.R. beds
• Clean off blood from surfaces (i.e. walls, equipment, etc.)
• Clean floors
• Exchanges full biohazardous needle / medication waste / chemotherapy / sealed sources of radiation and radioisotopes.)
• Anticipates and is attentive to progress of O.R. schedule, has supplies ready for immediate use in order to meet tight deadlines of following cases
• Keep the corridors clean and free of trash and debris
• Assist in retrieval, moving, set-up and return of specialized equipment and instrumentation
• Delivery of specimens to labs
• Collect and log specimens from refrigerators
• Ensures proper handoff of products to OR staff
• Creates stock lists, obtain and stock O.R. scrub sink, set-up rooms, and workstations (e.g. face masks, soap, paper work, etc.)
• Distribute linen

Qualifications:

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Able to read, understand and write English
• Successful completion of Hospital Orientation
• Successful completion of Departmental Orientation and Training

Skills/Abilities/Competencies Required:

• Must be able to lift 40lbs. Independently
• Must be able to push stretcher independently with patient weighing up to 250lbs
• 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
• Must possess interpersonal skills sufficient to interact effectively with other health care members
• Must constantly be alert and attentive to progress of O.R. schedule to meet tight deadlines of following cases