Operating Room Aide

Mount Nittany Health • State College, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs routine duties in the Operating Room area which assist the nursing staff in caring for patients.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Meets the American Heart Association’s standards for Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) and renews BLS every two years.
• Ability to follow instructions and perform routine tasks carefully and properly.
• Address patient with appropriate title or agreed to by patient.
• Listens and appropriately responds to patient/significant other, staff, and physician concerns.
• Communicates nonverbally a calm, caring attitude.
• Communicates appropriately pertinent information concerning the patient, equipment, instruments and supplies.

Nice To Haves

• Nursing assistant experience preferred.
• Operating room experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transports Central Sterile carts to and from OR during scheduled hours.
• Unloads Central Sterile carts and place items in proper storage area.
• Inspects integrity of sterile packaging.
• Cleans and cares for instruments according to procedure as directed.
• Assembles trays as directed.
• Reports damaged instruments to appropriate director/manager.
• Wraps and labels instruments or supplies as directed.
• Assists with keeping work room in order.
• Cleans storage shelves and initial appropriately.
• Cleans unicells and specialty carts and initial appropriately.
• Cleans special equipment as directed, e.g., sterilizes, microscopes, smoke evacuator, etc.
• Monitors expiration dates on sterile supplies.
• Defrosts and cleans refrigerators.
• Transports specimens to laboratory.
• Assists with cleaning of the operating room area as directed.
• Assists with moving patients to and from the OR bed as needed.
• Assists anesthesia and/or OR staff in transporting patients as directed.
• Stamps charts for patients prior to day of surgery or as needed.
• Maintains supply of operating room patient charts.
• Makes copies of operating room schedules and surgical schedules and distribute according to procedure.
• Stocks utility rooms and storage areas as directed.
• Runs errands as directed.
• Maintains a safe environment.
• Demonstrates knowledge for the care and handling of instrumentation and equipment.
• Reports faulty equipment immediately to appropriate personnel.
• Uses proper body mechanics for all activities.
• Follows established safety standards.
• Performs related and miscellaneous duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED