Operating Room Attendant - Days
About The Position
Sentara is hiring an Operating Room Attendant at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. The role supports professional staff in caring for surgical patients by transporting patients from inpatient, emergency room, and ICU departments to the pre-op holding area. The attendant also cleans operating room suites between procedures and supports anesthesia staff in the operating room and ancillary departments by stocking anesthesia supplies, cleaning anesthesia machines, and transporting anesthesia machines and carts. The attendant transports specimens and blood products to and from the lab, ensures proper stocking of formalin containers used for specimen handling and transport, and helps position surgical patients under the guidance of professional OR staff. The attendant also prepares operating room suites by opening sterile supplies onto the sterile field and ensuring the required equipment is available for each procedure. The position is based at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, a 525-bed tertiary care facility in Norfolk, Virginia. The hospital is home to the region’s only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit, serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School, and offers a range of specialized services. Sentara states that its environment is tobacco-free and is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED is required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within 90 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Prior Environmental Services or operating room experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Transport patients from inpatient, emergency room, and ICU departments to the pre-op 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 lab.
- Ensure proper stocking of formalin containers used for specimen handling and transport.
- Assist with positioning surgical patients under the guidance of professional OR staff.
- Prepare operating room suites by opening sterile supplies onto the sterile field.
- Ensure proper equipment is available in the operating room for surgical procedures.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
- Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays.
- 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 of $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 established system and employee eligibility criteria.
- Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
