Operating Room Attendant - Days

Sentara Hospitals•Norfolk, VA

6d•Onsite

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 cleans operating room suites between surgical procedures and supports anesthesia staff in operating rooms and ancillary departments by stocking anesthesia supplies in medication carts, cleaning anesthesia machines, and transporting anesthesia machines and carts. The attendant transports specimens and blood products to and from the lab and maintains supplies of formalin containers for specimen handling and transport. With guidance from professional OR staff, the attendant assists with positioning surgical patients, preparing the operating room suite, opening sterile supplies onto the sterile field, and ensuring appropriate equipment is available for each procedure.

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 pre-op holding area.
Clean operating room suites between surgical procedures.
Stock anesthesia supplies in medication carts.
Clean and transport anesthesia machines and carts.
Transport specimens and blood products to and from the lab.
Ensure formalin containers for specimen handling and transport are properly stocked.
Assist with positioning surgical patients under the guidance of professional OR staff.
Prepare operating room suites by opening sterile supplies onto the sterile field and ensuring appropriate equipment is available for procedures.

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 of up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
Student debt pay down of up to $10,000.
Pet insurance.
Legal resources plan.
Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
Potential additional compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.