OR Attendant - Surgery Center

Marshall Health Network•Huntington, WV

About The Position

Cabell Huntington Hospital is seeking a full-time Operating Room Attendant in its Surgery Center. The position supports the daily operations of Perioperative Services by safely handling and transporting patients before and after surgery to appropriate patient care areas, maintaining a terminally clean surgical environment, and removing trash, linens, and case carts from operating rooms. Cleaning duties include properly disinfecting and cleaning surfaces, beds, and tables during room turnover. The attendant also assists with transferring patients from stretchers to operating room tables, patient positioning, sterile gowning and gloving, patient skin preparation, incontinence care, transporting stat laboratory tests and specimens to the lab, applying specialty equipment and beds, and maintaining the Environment of Care within the hospital. Other duties may be assigned within the scope of the role to support patient care. The role requires the skills and competencies to care for patients from neonates through geriatrics and compliance with hospital policies, procedures, process improvement plans, and Lean Standard Workflow.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
AHA BLS Certification required.
Six months of position-related experience required.
Knowledge of sterile technique for gowning and gloving, assisting with sterile preparations, and correctly positioning patients.
Knowledge of cleaning solutions and dwell times for cleaning and disinfecting surfaces and killing pathogens.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Skills and competencies necessary to provide care to patients from neonates through geriatrics.

Nice To Haves

Junior college or technical school education preferred.
Knowledge of and experience transporting patients on stretchers and hospital beds, along with knowledge of contact isolation protocols, preferred.

Responsibilities

Safely handle and transport patients before and after surgery to appropriate patient care areas.
Maintain a terminally clean surgical environment, including disinfecting and cleaning surfaces, beds, and tables during room turnover.
Remove trash, linens, and case carts from operating rooms.
Assist with transferring patients from stretchers to operating room tables and with patient positioning.
Use proper sterile technique to gown and glove and assist with patient skin preparation.
Provide incontinence care to patients.
Transport stat laboratory tests and specimens to the laboratory.
Apply specialty equipment and beds.
Assist with Environment of Care maintenance within the hospital setting.
Perform other duties within the scope of the role to support patient care.
Comply with hospital policies, procedures, process improvement plans, and Lean Standard Workflow.