OR Assistant

Job Summary:

Functions as a member of the surgical team under the direct supervision of a registered perioperative nurse. Responsible for assisting general cleaning, running errands, relaying messages, assisting with patient care and room turnover.

Licensure and Certification:

• Current BLS provider card required

Education:

• High school graduate or GED equivalent

Experience:

• One (1) year clinical experience in an OR preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to understand the operation of some equipment
• Self-directed and able to function independently

Physical Demands - Patient Care:

• Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
• Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
• Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
• Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
• Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
• Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
• Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.