OR Attendant

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

35d•$21 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. This diverse staff cares for both pre and post-surgical patients. It is established, equipped and operated primarily for the purpose of recovering patients from anesthesia while managing both medical and surgical clinical needs. The RN's provide total patient care along with assistance from the support staff, PACU/OR Attendants and Unit Coordinators. This position supports the Feldberg PACU on East Campus. You would work closely with the nurses in PACU and the Operating Room. Some duties include cleaning and preparing stretchers, transporting patients to inpatient rooms or their cars with family members, stocking supplies, cleaning and organizing, retrieving items for peri-op patients, obtaining OR beds for patients Job Description: Job Summary: The OR Attendant reports to the Perioperative Manager. This position is responsible for providing a wide variety of duties including; assisting with transport of patients independently transporting patients, assisting with positioning of patients, monitoring equipment and supply par levels, restocking, cleaning and set-up of patient bays and retrieval of beds. Essential Responsibilities: Communicates with patients/families, management and members of the healthcare team clearly and courteously. Helps to facilitate a cooperative and positive work environment. Cross-covers for UCO during absences (PACU only). Transports patients as directed, maintaining a conscious regard for their comfort and safety. Assists nurse in patient care by lifting and positioning patients. May assist with other patient care tasks, as directed, (i.e. preps). Provides assistance to nursing staff during patient admission/discharge by anticipating needs, i.e. infusion pumps, Baer Hugger, PCA/Epidural pumps, monitors, oxygen tanks, setting up stretchers/beds with oxygen tank and mask, IV pole, pillow, blanket. Transports patients to and from inpatient units with assistance or independently. Accompanies outpatients to lobby and waits with then until their transportation arrives. Assists them into their vehicle (PACU only). Transports patients to other parts of the hospital as required. Picks up and delivers medications/specimens as directed. Obtains or returns blood products to/from Blood Bank as directed. Cleans patients' equipment including: monitors, cables and specialty equipment. Assists in manpower support for moves, special set-ups and any other occasion when a larger than normal group is needed. Restocking of supplies on unit including bedside cards, infusion, epidural, and PCA pumps from the distribution center. Stocks warmers with blankets, solutions. Stocks pods, cleaning supplies.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required
0-1 years related work experience required
Basic familiarity with computers
Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers
Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers
Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations
Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members
Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving
Ability to remain calm in stressful situations
Very Heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 50 pounds of force continually
Employee is physically active in all elements of the job

Responsibilities

Assisting with transport of patients independently transporting patients
Assisting with positioning of patients
Monitoring equipment and supply par levels
Restocking
Cleaning and set-up of patient bays
Retrieval of beds
Communicates with patients/families, management and members of the healthcare team clearly and courteously
Helps to facilitate a cooperative and positive work environment
Cross-covers for UCO during absences (PACU only)
Transports patients as directed, maintaining a conscious regard for their comfort and safety
Assists nurse in patient care by lifting and positioning patients
May assist with other patient care tasks, as directed, (i.e. preps)
Provides assistance to nursing staff during patient admission/discharge by anticipating needs, i.e. infusion pumps, Baer Hugger, PCA/Epidural pumps, monitors, oxygen tanks, setting up stretchers/beds with oxygen tank and mask, IV pole, pillow, blanket
Transports patients to and from inpatient units with assistance or independently
Accompanies outpatients to lobby and waits with then until their transportation arrives
Assists them into their vehicle (PACU only)
Transports patients to other parts of the hospital as required
Picks up and delivers medications/specimens as directed
Obtains or returns blood products to/from Blood Bank as directed
Cleans patients' equipment including: monitors, cables and specialty equipment
Assists in manpower support for moves, special set-ups and any other occasion when a larger than normal group is needed
Restocking of supplies on unit including bedside cards, infusion, epidural, and PCA pumps from the distribution center
Stocks warmers with blankets, solutions
Stocks pods, cleaning supplies