OR Attendant

The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center•Austin, TX

10d•$21 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for cleaning of OR suites between cases. Stocks and maintains adequate PAR levels of surgical/anesthesia supplies.

Minimum of one (1) year of experience in an operating room, surgical services department, or healthcare setting.
Knowledge of operating room equipment, supplies, and room turnover procedures.
Experience with patient transportation and basic patient care assistance.
Understanding of infection prevention practices and sterile environments.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with surgeons, anesthesia providers, nurses, and ancillary staff

Identifies patient when initial contact for transportation is made.
Assists RN with surgical prep of patient, including hair removal.
Assists with the transportation of patients between the patient room, OR suite and PACU.
Performs room turnover and cleaning procedures according to established hospital and departmental procedures.
Assists with removal/set-up of basic supplies and equipment.
Participates in putting away supplies.
Understands basic equipment/positioning devices used in the OR.
Assists in operation of equipment as needed.
Daily restocks Anesthesia carts.
Checks/records all temps on fluid warmer, rooms, cryostat, medicine freezer, and Omnicel
Cleans anesthesia blades and stylets and puts in Steris
Heart surgeries: sets up Anesthesia lines, supplies & tray, obtains extra Lactated Ringer bags with blood tubing, stocks plasmalyte.
Obtains ICU bed, transport monitor, O2 tank and ambu bag for end of case transport.
Helps set up operating rooms for the next day
Stocks fluid warmer and canisters on large cart.
Transports specimens and log book to lab at end of day.
Uses isolyser in dirty canisters and applies sticker (orange).
Fills gases on anesthesia machine.
Performs other duties as assigned or requested.