Operating Room Assistant

Trinity Health•Dubuque, IA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well. Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire an Operating Room Assistant. As an Operating Room Assistant at MercyOne, you will be a member of the MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center healthcare team and is under the direct supervision of a registered professional nurse providing holistic, compassionate, individualized, and effective patient care by assisting the patient with activities of daily living, as well as, other physical, emotional, and spiritual needs consistent with the Mission of MercyOne, Vision of Patient Care Services, evidence-based standards of care, and established policies and procedures.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age.
Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training is required within 6 months of hire and every 3 years thereafter.
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) will be required within 30 days of hire and every 2 years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED equivalent is preferred

Responsibilities

Assist in the physical management of patients.
Complete or assist with surgical preps.
Assist in patient positioning.
Demonstrate ability to understand and follow directions.
Thoroughly cleans equipment and operating rooms between procedures.
Stocks supplies throughout department.
Checks and fills nitrous and oxygen tanks.
Transports and logs specimens per department policy to the lab department.
Obtains blood from the blood bank as directed by the registered nurse.
Puts away extra supplies at the end of procedures and transports used instrumentation to the decontamination department.
Demonstrates knowledge of aseptic technique and sterilization.
Opens sterile supplies for procedures.
Assists in patient monitoring device application under discretion of the registered nurse.