Operating Room Attendant - Evening
About The Position
Sentara is hiring an Operating Room (OR) Attendant at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. This role supports professional staff in caring for surgical patients through the transportation of patients from inpatient/emergency room/ICU departments to the pre-op holding area. The OR attendant is also responsible for cleaning operating room suites between procedures, stocking anesthesia supplies, cleaning anesthesia machines, and transporting anesthesia machines and carts. Additionally, they will transport specimens and blood products to and from the lab, ensure proper stocking of formalin containers, assist in patient positioning under the guidance of professional OR staff, and help prepare the operating room suite by opening sterile supplies and ensuring equipment availability.
Requirements
- HSD/GED Degree REQUIRED
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 90-days of hire
Nice To Haves
- Prior Environmental Services, or operating room experience PREFERRED
Responsibilities
- Transportation of patients from inpatient/emergency room/ICU departments to the pre-op holding area.
- Cleaning of the operating room suites between surgical procedures.
- Ensuring adequate stocking of anesthesia supplies in medication carts.
- Cleaning of anesthesia machines.
- Transportation of anesthesia machines and carts.
- Transport specimens and blood products to and from the lab.
- Ensure proper stocking of various formalin containers used for specimen handling and transport.
- Assist in the positioning of surgical patients with the guidance of professional OR staff.
- Assist in preparing the operating room suite by opening of sterile supplies onto the sterile field.
- Ensuring the proper equipment is available in the room for the surgical procedure.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
