OR Service Assistant - PRN

Posted:
10/22/2024, 8:02:01 AM

Location(s):
Weston, Florida, United States ⋅ Florida, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Sales & Account Management

                    

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Job Title

OR Service Assistant - PRN

                        

Location

Weston

                    

Facility

CC Florida Hospital Weston

                     

Department

Operating Room Acc-Weston Hospital

                      

Job Code

000256

                     

Shift

Days + Call

                       

Schedule

6:30am-3:00pm

                       

Job Summary

Assists in transporting patients and sets up Operating Room. Maintains and operates special equipment in the Operating Room as required. Coordinates equipment and supplies for service specific surgical cases. Monitors and tracks the loaning/lending of supplies and equipment, and ensures the availability and functionality of equipment and supplies for their services.

                         

Job Details

Responsibilities:

  • Maintains surgical instrument sets and equipment and ensures proper sterile conditions.
  • Cleans used instruments after surgery. (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 and room turnover.
  • Assists RN in maintaining a safe environment for the patient.
  • Interfaces daily with physicians, staff, vendor sales representatives, sterile processing, and storeroom as a necessary part of routine activities.
  • Ensures proper storage and utilization of service equipment.
  • Ensures service specific supply expiration dates are checked monthly.
  • Coordinates and documents equipment repairs and loaner returns.
  • Works as a liaison to educate staff in the proper use and functioning of equipment.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Education:

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Certifications:

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required, Sterile processing certification preferred.

Work Experience:

  • Position requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Physical Requirements:

  • Requires full range of body motion to include 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 ad ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing up to 200 pounds.
  • Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures. 

                       

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