Attendant Aide - Operating Room Evenings - EVS

Mayo Clinic•Jacksonville, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Mayo Clinic is a top-ranked healthcare provider dedicated to putting patients first. They invest in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans for their employees, offering continuing education and advancement opportunities for career growth. This position specifically supports nursing staff with delegated tasks of indirect and direct patient care in the operating room arena, under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Requirements

Must live within a reasonable driving distance to campus to meet 45-minute on-call requirement.
High school diploma or GED - must be verifiable.
Demonstrate age-related competency by completion of required education and post-test.
Demonstrate appropriate working knowledge of specialty equipment.
Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the patient-care setting.
Strong communication and computer skills.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of medical terminology and general hospital/clinic procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

Cleans and maintains assigned items and areas to facilitate smooth daily operations (80% of responsibilities).
Maintains a clean and safe environment in the surgical department/suites following Joint Commission and AORN/Infection control guidelines.
Works closely with nursing staff, scrub techs, Nurse Anesthetist, Surgeon, and Anesthesiologist, as needed.
Must be flexible to changing priorities and handle changing workflows.
Participates in Commitment to Safety by providing and collecting data to improve patient/staff safety and OR efficiencies.
Actively participates as a member of the patient care team maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.
Performs job duties to support patient care under the direction of nursing staff and is able to function independently to complete assigned tasks.
Serves as courier for the surgical department (obtaining/returning blood products, obtaining beds for patient transfer, transporting specimens to the lab in compliance with The College of American Pathologists and The Joint Commission guidelines).
Assists circulator nurse, surgical team, and physician with patient positioning, and providing patient dignity and privacy during transport and transfer, if needed.