Operating Room Assistant BWH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

2d•$18 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Operating Room Assistant is responsible for ensuring excellent patient care, maintaining safety standards, and providing medical assistance in the operating room. This role promotes a philosophy of patient/family focused care through cordial greeting and interactions with patients, families, and hospital personnel. The assistant provides hospital/unit orientation information for guests, patients, and families, and demonstrates an awareness of hospital systems and procedures, including the location of all departments, procedure areas, and other patient services. They refer patients, families, and others to appropriate resources, and independently transport and assist in the transfer of patients. Ensuring patient safety during transfers, including raising bedrails, covering patients with blankets, and maintaining warmth, is crucial. The assistant must also be aware of special precautions when transferring patients requiring specific protocols.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Medical Office/Hospital/Managed Care Experience 1 year preferred
Operating Room Experience 1 year preferred
Must be able to comprehend written directions for mixing cleaning supplies and ordering supplies
Must be aware of proper body mechanics when assisting in patient transfer and lifting of heavy objects
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with other health care members
Ability to work collaboratively with the surgical team
Must constantly be alert and attentive to progress of O.R. schedule to meet tight deadlines

Responsibilities

Ensuring excellent patient care
Maintaining safety standards
Providing medical assistance in the operating room
Promoting a philosophy of patient/family focused care through cordial greeting and interactions with patient, families and hospital personnel
Providing hospital/unit orientation information for guest, patients and families
Demonstrating an awareness of hospital systems and procedures, location of all departments, procedure areas and other patient services
Referring patients, families and others to appropriate resources
Independently transporting and assisting in the transfer of patients
Properly identifying patients utilizing 2 approved identifiers
Ensuring safety and support measures in patient transfer (i.e. bedrails raised, patient covered with blanket and warm)
Being aware of special precautions in transferring patients with precautions