Operating Room Attendant - Part Time

Sentara Hospitals • Norfolk, VA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Operating Room Attendant supports professional staff in caring for surgical patients. The role transports patients from inpatient, emergency room, and ICU departments to the preoperative holding area and cleans operating room suites between procedures. The attendant supports anesthesia staff by stocking anesthesia supplies in medication carts, cleaning anesthesia machines, and transporting anesthesia machines and carts. The role also transports specimens and blood products to and from the laboratory and stocks formalin containers used for specimen handling and transport. With guidance from professional operating room staff, the attendant assists with patient positioning, opens sterile supplies onto the sterile field, and ensures appropriate equipment is available in the operating room for each procedure. This is a part-time, first-shift position at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, scheduled 7 a.m.–3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Prior Environmental Services or operating room experience.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients from inpatient, emergency room, and ICU departments to the preoperative holding area.
• Clean operating room suites between surgical procedures.
• Stock anesthesia supplies in medication carts.
• Clean anesthesia machines and transport anesthesia machines and carts.
• Transport specimens and blood products to and from the laboratory.
• Stock formalin containers used for specimen handling and transport.
• Assist with positioning surgical patients under the guidance of professional operating room staff.
• Open sterile supplies onto the sterile field and ensure required equipment is available in the operating room.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
• Paid time off and sick leave.
• Paid parental and family caregiver leave.
• Emergency backup care.
• Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k)/403(b) with employer match.
• Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
• Student debt pay down up to $10,000.
• Pet insurance.
• Legal resources plan.
• Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED