Attendant Aide - Operating Room Days - EVS

Mayo Clinic•Jacksonville, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical Services Attendant Aide supports the nursing staff by performing delegated tasks related to indirect and direct patient care within the operating room. This role involves maintaining cleanliness and safety in surgical areas, with cleaning duties accounting for 80% of responsibilities. The aide works collaboratively with various medical staff, including nurses, scrub techs, Nurse Anesthetists, Surgeons, and Anesthesiologists. The position requires flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and workflows, active participation in safety initiatives, and adherence to patient confidentiality. The aide must be able to perform duties under nursing direction and independently complete assigned tasks, including serving as a courier for blood products, patient beds, and lab specimens, and assisting with patient positioning, transport, and transfer while ensuring patient dignity and privacy.

Requirements

Qualified applicants 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

Assists the nursing staff with delegated tasks of indirect and direct patient care which support and complement nursing practice under the supervision of a registered nurse in the operating room arena.
Cleans and maintains assigned items and areas to facilitate smooth daily operations.
Maintain a clean and safe environment in the surgical department/suites following Joint Commission and AORN/Infection control guidelines.
Works closely with the nursing staff, scrub techs, Nurse Anesthetist, Surgeon, and Anesthesiologist, as needed.
Must be flexible to changing priorities and handle changing workflows.
Participate 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.
Perform job duties to support patient care under the direction of nursing staff and able to function independently to complete assigned tasks.
Serves as courier for the surgical department i.e. obtaining and returning blood products, obtaining beds for patient transfer, and transports specimens to the lab in compliance with The College of American Pathologists and The Joint Commission guidelines.
Assist circulator nurse, surgical team, and physician, with patient positioning, and providing patient dignity and privacy during transport, and transfer, if needed.