Operating Room Attendant - Operating Room Full Time Day Shift- Ambulatory Surgery Center

Operating Room Attendant

Performs environmental, equipment and supply maintenance services for Operating Rooms, assists in transportation of patients to and from the Operating Rooms and other duties as specified by licensed personnel.

The candidate for this position will work 40 hours/week, day shift hours, in the Operating Room at Ambulatory Surgery Center. No on-call and no weekends!

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Summary: Performs environmental, equipment and supply maintenance services for Operating Rooms, assists in transportation of patients to and from the Operating Rooms and other duties as specified by licensed personnel

Responsibilities:

• Changes mop water, mop, and cleans mop room and hallways, and maintains sub-sterile and scrub sink areas per policy and procedure.
• Communicates with RN circulator and OR schedule coordinator to plan transport, assistance with positioning and holding limbs for surgical site prep. Assists with other patient care activities as assigned by circulator.
• Obtains case needs for each OR suite including positioning aids, equipment, and room supplies. Obtains linen cart and distributes linens. Checks and restocks warmers throughout shift. Obtains bed from floor or ICU. Obtains clean patient stretcher with clean linens, IV pole, oxygen tank with adequate oxygen level. Obtains blood, blood products and medications from appropriate location. Stocks OR suites.
• Transports specimens, blood and blood products to and from laboratories.

Education Requirements: None required as long as other position qualifications are met. Licensure/Certification Requirements: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Provider certification. Professional Experience Requirements: A combination of prior training and/or experience that provides the ability to perform the assigned tasks. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: