POSITION TITLE: OR SERVICE ASSISTANT
STATUS: FULL-TIME (RF STATUS – 72 HOURS/PAY PERIOD)
DAY/SHIFT/HOURS: MONDAY –FRIDAY, SHIFT ROTATION 7-330P, 6-230P, 1030-7P
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assists in transporting patients and sets up Operating Room, maintains and operates special equipment in the Operating Room as required. Provides limited assistance to surgeons (holding limb/retractors, suctioning, sponging wound).
Maintains surgical instrument sets and equipment and ensures proper sterile conditions.
Cleans used instruments after surgery (this process may require assembly and maintenance of some instruments for proper cleaning and sterilization).
Ensures proper sterile conditions, orders supplies, stocks, and maintains storage areas in the Operating Room for service.
Assists in transporting patients.
Assists RN in maintaining a safe environment for the patient.
Pulls cases in preparation for OR, cleans OR rooms following cases, transportation of patients, puts supplied away and stocks anesthesia carts.
Other duties as assigned.
THE ABOVE STATEMENT REFLECTS THE GENERAL DUTIES CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO DESCRIBE THE PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB AS IDENTIFIED AND SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ALL WORK INHERENT IN THE JOB.
Required Skills
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent.
CERTIFICATIONS: Sterile processing certification preferred
COMPLEXITY OF WORK:
Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Minimum two (2) years’ experience in sterile processing preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
Frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds and ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing up to 200 pounds.
Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Requires working under stressful conditions of working irregular hours.
Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Required Experience
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent.
CERTIFICATIONS: Sterile processing certification preferred
COMPLEXITY OF WORK:
Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Minimum two (2) years’ experience in sterile processing preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
Frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds and ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing up to 200 pounds.
Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Requires working under stressful conditions of working irregular hours.
Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.