Operating Room Assistant

The role

The Operating Room Assistant participates as a member of the multidisciplinary surgical team under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. This person assists with operating room set-up and turn-over to enable efficient use of scheduling time.

What you will do

• Identifies and pulls specific equipment and instruments according to physician preference cards.
• Pulls sutures according to physicians preference cards for the next days surgical procedures.
• Prepares operating rooms for use by damp mopping and dusting horizontal surfaces.
• Anticipates and provides needed equipment for surgical cases.
• Assists EVS with room turn-over.
• Restocks OR inventory according to PAR levels on a daily basis.
• Assists with opening sterile supplies onto the back table.
• Anticipates need for reprocessing of instruments and ensures items are ready.
• Transports contaminated instruments to Central Sterile.
• Assists surgical team in positioning the surgical patient and holding limbs for preps.

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS.
• Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Exposure to blood-borne pathogens.

Nice to have

• One year previous experience as a surgical patient care technician.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs

About the company

Luminis Health.