What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operating Room Assistant MHTC position at Mercy Health Corporation?
- Janesville, WI
- Operating Room
- Day shift
- Mon-Fri between the hours of 6:30am and 4:30pm
- 8 hour shifts
- Full-time, 80 hours/2 weeks
- No nights, weekends, or holidays
The O.R. Service Assistant is responsible for assigned nursing tasks, processing of supplies, maintenance and transportation of equipment and supplies and for housekeeping duties in the O.R. Suite.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provides patient care activities as assigned and per routine, according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures.
Performs skills classified under sterile technique with supervision of a Precepting ORA, Scrub Tech or RN to determine correct sterility. Examples including by not limited to:
Retractor, limb and camera holding under physician direction.
Sterile supply opening and surgical skin preparation including clipping
Answers call lights in a timely manner.
Documents care activities provided according to standards.
Maintains a clean work and patient environment.
Maintains supplies, including stocking and ordering new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies.
Floats to various units based on identified needs.
Participate in department or unit quality improvement activities.
Maintain, assemble and disassemble equipment
Assist in patient care such as monitor application positioning, room turnover, retractor procedure and skin preparation
Validation in modified scrub role including surgical scrub and gowning and gloving.
Safely transports patient to the OR in a timely manner ensuring they are surgery ready upon arrival.
Responsible for orientation of new partners to turning rooms, courier responsibilities, preparations of patients, use of laptop, supply maintenance, and new purchases and validation of equipment.
Adheres to AORN principles of aseptic techniques and using aseptic techniques in opening sterile supplies
Keeps abreast of established environmental standards (Infection control, OSHA, CDC JCAHO, State, etc)
Ability to properly dispose of hazardous material (blood, sharps, waste containers, etc) and laser tanks (CO2)
Maintain autoclave according to equipment manual and OR protocol including preparation of cleaning chemical and maintain cand clean autoclaves in a safe manner
Ensure that dirty case carts are transported to decontamination in a timely manner
Safely transports patient to the OR in a timely manner ensuring they are surgery ready upon arrival.
Culture of Excellence Behavior Expectations
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following behavior expectations:
Quality - Follows policies and procedures; adapts to and manages changes in the environment; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness giving attention to details; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Manages time and prioritizes effectively to achieve organizational goals.
Service - Responds promptly to requests for service and assistance; Follows the Mercyhealth Critical Moments of service; Meets commitments; Abides by MH confidentiality and security agreement; Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; and effectively communicates information to partners; Thinks system wide regarding processes and functions.
Job Description
Partnering - Shows commitment to the Mission of Mercyhealth and Culture of Excellence through all words and actions; Exhibits objectivity and openness to other's views; Demonstrates a high level of participation and engagement in day-to-day work; Gives and welcomes
feedback; Generates suggestions for improving work: Embraces teamwork, supports and encourages positive change while giving value to individuals.
Cost - Conserves organization resources; Understands fiscal responsibility; Works within approved budget; Develops and implements cost saving measures; contributes to profits and revenue.
Education and Experience
High School diploma or equivalent.
Certification and Licensure
Completion of Mercyhealth patient assistant orientation and competency required.
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
Skills and Abilities
Must show patience and ability to remain calm.
Ability to treat patients with dignity and respect.
Special Physical Demands
NA
Level of Supervision
The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch,
or crawl, taste, and smell. The employee must frequently lift up to 10 pounds, regularly lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
Benefits
Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:
* Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.
* Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.
* Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.
* Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.
* Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.
* Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.
EOE&AA/M/F/Vet/Disabled. Mercy is an equal employment opportunity employer functioning under Affirmative Action Plans.
