OR Assistant, Part-time, Rotating at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL

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OR Assistant, Part-time, Rotating job at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Chicago, IL.

The salary range for this position is $20.35 - $20.35 (Hourly Rate). Placement within the salary range is dependent on several factors such as relevant work experience and internal equity. For positions represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range is guided by the rules outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well‑being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section located .org/benefits to learn more.

Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of colleagues who are purpose-driven and committed to our mission to deliver world-class care. Here, you’ll work alongside some of the best clinical talent in the nation leading the way in medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. We recognize where you’ve been, and we support where you’re headed.

We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, which fuel our commitment to equity and a culture of service. Grow your career with comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support and student loan repayment. Create the life you envision for yourself with flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well‑Being Fund and a Total Rewards package that supports your physical, mental, emotional, and financial well‑being.

Make a difference through volunteer opportunities we offer in local communities and drive inclusive change through our workforce‑led resource groups. From discovery to delivery, come help us shape the future of medicine.

This rotating, part‑time position will require working on weekends, various shifts, and providing holiday coverage as needed by the department.

The orientation schedule will vary between 7:00 am–3:30 pm, 3:00 pm–11:30 pm, and 11:00 pm–7:30 am for the experience.

After orientation, the permanent shift will be Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:00 pm–11:30 pm, Fridays 1:00 pm–9:30 pm, and Saturdays 7:00 am–3:30 pm. This position is part‑time, 32 hours per week, 0.8 FTE.

The Operating Room Assistant reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

As a member of the surgical team; provides support services to the surgical patient, and OR team. The ORA is responsible for transporting patients post operatively from the recovery room to Same Day Surgery and direct from the OR to nursing units as assigned. The ORA is responsible for additional functions including assisting in general cleaning, movement of equipment, specimen and blood products transport and assisting with patient care.

This position promotes efficiency in the operating room for our surgical patients and the OR team.

• Transports specimens from OR to universal tube system and tubes to appropriate location
• Logs each surgical pathology specimen into pathology log book recording time transported and initials
• Responsible for specimen service requests sent by means of specimen pager in Feinberg OR
• Responds to specimen pick‑up requests immediately
• Faxitron specimens are picked up from the OR and walked to radiology immediately for processing
• Performs daily specimen reconciliation with pathology staff and reports for quality management
• Receives blood products via universal tube system and direct from blood bank and places in blood refrigerator and delivers to OR suite as directed adhering to our reconciliation communication process
• Picks up and returns blood refrigerator to and from blood bank as directed
• Walks all surgical pathology tissue specimens direct from OR to path lab; logs in book and performs handoff

• Transports soiled case carts to soiled lift and sends to CSS for re‑sterilization
• Operates clean…