OR Assistant - Housekeeping Manamana Varied Shifts

RESPONSIBILITIES I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for transporting patients, assisting with patient preps and positioning, and performing other duties such as processing instruments, restocking supplies, and cleaning equipment according to prescribed procedures.

• Essential: standing, walking, stooping/bending, kneeling, climbing stairs, squatting, twisting body, finger dexterity, seeing, hearing, speaking, lifting weight up to 19 pounds; transporting patients on gurneys; carrying usual weight of 25 pounds; reaching above, at and below shoulder level, repetitive arm/hand motions, static gripping of an object for prolonged periods, frequent gripping of an object.
• Occasional: sitting, crawling, walking on uneven ground.
• Operates razor, clippers, restraints, gurneys, mop or housekeeping equipment, ice machine, addressograph, pneumatic tube, autoclave, ICU beds, hypothermia unit/pad, Sequential Compression stockings and unit, Baer Hugger, Roller, Bovie unit/pencil, telephone, slider.

• Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
• Exposure to blood products, body fluids, secretions, patient diseases, chemicals and materials typical in surgery.

• A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
• Ability to read, speak and understand English.
• General academic background necessary to understand basic asepsis and sterile techniques.
• Current certification in BLS/HCP.
• B.
  
  EXPERIENCE:
• Experience as transporter and/or patient care preferred.
• Ability to perform simple functions using personal computer preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Vet