Operating Room Assistant II - Atrium Health Cabarrus, Full Time
About The Position
This full-time position is responsible for making recommendations for supply levels, ensuring secure handling and storage of supplies, and performing daily and terminal cleaning of various areas including OR supply areas, ORs, lounges, locker rooms, restrooms, hallways, storage areas, and sub-sterile areas. The role also involves assisting with patient positioning, operating patient positioning equipment, performing room turnover tasks such as moving patients, removing trash and linen, mopping floors, and cleaning furniture. Additionally, the Operating Room Assistant II will stock supplies, fill blanket and fluid warmers, stock sub-sterile areas, and assist with the orientation of other operating room assistants.
Requirements
- 1 year of experience as an Operating Room Assistant I required.
- BLS required per policy guidelines within 90 days of hire.
- Must have the use of both hands and all fingers for gripping, speed work and precision during the manipulation of equipment and in the case of the surgery patient.
- Vision and hearing for distances of up to twenty feet is necessary.
- Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors.
- Requires frequent long, or irregular work hours, rotating shifts, walking on hard surfaces, being near moving equipment, changes in temperature, humidity, and exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens.
- Works inside with occasional intermittent noise and exposure to conditions such as dust, fumes, and chemicals.
- Handles equipment and monitoring supplies.
- Communication skills, both oral and written, to interact with patients and hospital staff is required.
- Strenuous physical effort will require walking, stretching, bending, climbing stairs, twisting, squatting or kneeling in moving/positioning the anesthetized patient by lifting, pushing, and pulling.
- Must be able to lift and support the weight of 51 pounds in handling patients and clinical equipment/supplies.
Nice To Haves
- High School Diploma or GED preferred.
Responsibilities
- Makes recommendations for increasing and decreasing PAR levels, and deletion of items.
- Ensures that supplies are handled, stored, and maintained in a secure environment.
- Performs daily and terminal cleaning of OR supply areas, OR's, and all lounges, including male and female locker rooms and restrooms, all hallways, storage areas, and sub-sterile areas at facilities where these duties are not completed by Environmental Services.
- Assists with positioning of patient.
- Responsible for operation of patient positioning equipment.
- Performs room turnover to include moving patients from operating room table to stretcher or bed, as well as trash and linen removal, mopping floors, and cleaning furniture.
- Stocks supplies to include mask, caps, shoe covers, soap dispensers, and scrub brushes.
- Fills blanket and fluid warmers and stocks sub-sterile areas with specimen cups, suction attachments and containers.
- Assists with orientation of operating room assistants.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
