Operating Room Attendant

Pay range: $19.26/hr - $26.37/hr plus 10% per diem differential

The Operating Room Attendant provides assistance with cleaning and preparing operating rooms, retrieving and cleaning equipment, retrieving and stocking supplies and related items; supports patient care through assistance with prepping and opening supplies before surgery. Assists with transporting, transferring and positioning patients. Safely transports equipment, supplies, specimens, and related materials to other hospital departments/units as assigned. Orders and maintains housekeeping and other multiuse supplies for the perioperative areas. This role supports both the inpatient and outpatient operating rooms on a daily basis.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Performed majority of the time:

Opening sterile supplies

Stays abreast of current best practice in environmental sanitation of the operating rooms including knowledge of product IFUs

Assisting in room set up, retrieving supplies before, during and after case as needed

Restocks room supplies to par levels

Immediately available outside O.R.

Picking cases for next day and/or add on cases

Checking case carts to ensure completion

Stages operating room equipment and supplies for next case

Partners with inventory specialist to ensure par levels in core are stocked and reordered daily; adheres to established par levels

Patient care support: helping with patient prep and positioning

Ensures timely performance of room turnover procedures in partnership with perioperative team and according to department guidelines.

Cleans and maintains all support areas, storerooms, offices, lounge areas and restrooms according to department policy and procedure guidelines.

Safely transports equipment, supplies, blood bank products, and /or laboratory specimens as assigned.

Assists in keeping hallways clear, mobile carts stocked and returns equipment to its proper place.

Maintains and completes accurate documentation of job duties on a daily basis.

Protects equipment from damage/misuse; reports damage/misuse and or malfunction to appropriate Personnel.

Ensures daily EOC rounds are conducted and documented following established process

Performed occasionally but critical to successful performance of the job:

Assists with patient transport, transfer and positioning as needed.

Orders cleaning and general department supplies as needed.

Functions as a preceptor to new staff members as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education:

Required

High school or equivalent.

Preferred

N/A

Experience:

Required

N/A

Preferred

Previous environmental services experience.

Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations:

Required

Current Healthcare provider BLS certification or within 90-days of hire.

Preferred

Certification Surgical cleaning technicians (CSCT)

Job Related Skills, Abilities and Behaviors:

Required

Demonstrates proper appearance and personal conduct for the employee's job.

Uses effective communication skills taking into consideration body language, filters, listening, paraphrasing, questions with customers of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Provides care appropriate to the age of patients served pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients based on principles of growth and development and life stages.

Effectively communicates daily duty status to leadership personnel prior to the end of shift.

Preferred

Bilingual skills a plus.

Other:

Required

Takes call up to 2 weekends of call per month 7am to 7pm

Additional Posting Information Hillsboro Medical Center believes in providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. Recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, working conditions, training, and compensation will be based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, creed, national origin, marital status, family relationship, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. We further commit ourselves to continuing the practical application of this policy in our daily business conduct.