Operating Room Assistant

St. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: Operating Room Assistant Full Time, Evenings Main Operating Room - Bend, Oregon Pay range: $21.53 - $27.56 Evening Shift Differential - $2.50 / hr Night Shift Differential - $5.50 / hr Weekend Differential - $2.00 / hr Reports to Position: Supervisor, Main OR Department: Operating Room Date last reviewed: October 10, 2019 OUR VISION Creating America’s healthiest community, together OUR MISSION In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value OUR VALUES Accountability, Caring and Teamwork DEPARTMENTAL SUMMARY The St. Charles Health System’s Operating Room departments provide specialized care to patients throughout their perioperative experience. POSITION OVERVIEW The Operating Room Assistant is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness in the operating rooms (OR). This position also provides assistance with transport of patients and transport of items throughout the hospital. In this role you will maintain, prepare and move equipment and supplies within the OR. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES Maintain a clean environment in the Operating Rooms. Ensure all beds, tables, positioners and supplies are available and maintained. Provide support to O.R. staff to consist of cleaning O.R.’s, offices, bathrooms, common areas, pre-op and PACU. Complete unit specific and annual CBL’s and competencies on time. Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects. Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change. Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests. Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings. Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate. May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned. EDUCATION Required: High school diploma or GED Preferred: N/A LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION Required: The American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS/CPR) certification required by date of hire. Surgical Cleaning Technician Certification within 1 year of hire Preferred: N/A EXPERIENCE Required: N/A Preferred: Some institutional housekeeping experience PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Patient Care Level 3 Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, keyboard operation, use of clear and audible speaking voice and the ability to hear normal speech level. Frequently (50%): Sitting, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 1-25 pounds. The use and operation of a motor vehicle for Home Health and Wound Caregivers. Occasionally (25%): Bending, stooping/kneeling/crouching, climbing ladder/step-stool (varies by area), reaching overhead, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, grasping/squeezing, ability to hear whispered speech level. Rarely (10%): Climbing stairs. Never (0%): Climbing ladder/step-stool (varies by area), operation of a motor vehicle. Exposure to Elemental Factors Rarely (10%): Wet/slippery area, chemical solution. Never (0%): Heat, cold, noise, dust, vibration, uneven surface. Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category Risk for Exposure to BBP . Schedule Weekly Hours: 40 Caregiver Type: Regular Shift: Second Shift (United States of America) Is Exempt Position? No Job Family: ASSISTANT CLINICAL Scheduled Days of the Week: Monday-Friday Shift Start & End Time: 1100 - 1930 St. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care technology to the communities it serves. Headquartered in Bend, Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system, with a strong focus on population health, that provides a full range of evidence-based health care services within a 32,000-square-mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon. The health system owns and operates a trauma level II, tertiary referral center in Bend, a trauma level III, type B rural hospital in Redmond, and trauma level IV critical access hospitals in both Prineville and Madras. As the largest employer in Central Oregon, St. Charles Health System and St. Charles Medical Group care for our communities in more than two dozen outpatient clinics and in more than 20 specialty areas of medicine. #J-18808-Ljbffr St. Charles Health System Inc.