Operating Room Assistant

Apply for the Operating Room Assistant role at Luminis Health
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Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, participates as a member of the multidisciplinary surgical team to assist with operating room set‑up and turnover to enable efficient use of operating room scheduling time in accordance with the Standards of Care at AAMC.

• Identifies and pulls specific equipment/instruments according to physician preference cards and makes them readily available for the surgical procedure. Pulls sutures according to physicians preference cards for the next days surgical procedures.
• Prepares operating rooms for use: damp mops and dust all horizontal surfaces before the first case of the day, anticipates and provides needed equipment for surgical cases (positioning devices, light sources, towers, tanks, fluids, etc.). Assists EVS with room turnover to maintain targeted room turnover between surgical cases.
• Restocks OR inventory according to PAR levels on a daily basis, assists with opening sterile supplies onto the back table for room readiness, anticipates need for reprocessing of instruments, ensures items are ready when needed for surgical procedure, and transports contaminated instruments to Central Sterile.
• Assists surgical team in positioning the surgical patient and holding limbs for preps.
• Assists with transport of surgical patient to the OR and to PACU; understands the importance of surgical specimens and transports specimens to the lab when required. Retrieves blood for transfusions from the lab under the direction of the RN.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred Experience:
  
  One year previous experience as a surgical patient care technician.

American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS

There is a reasonable expectation that employees in this position will be exposed to blood‑borne pathogens. Physical demands:
Very heavy work – 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.

The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as deemed necessary.

$17.50 – $20.78 USD

• 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 and more
• Benefit offerings based on employment status

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industry: Hospitals and Health Care