What are the responsibilities and job description for the OR Assistant | OR position at UF Health?
Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
This is a PRN position with varied shifts.
The OR Assistant is responsible for providing patient transportation and assistance with ambulation. This position assists clinical staff with patient care. Cleans operating areas and equipment as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Provides efficient transportation for patients both to and from requesting service areas. Uses wheelchairs, stretchers, beds in an appropriate fashion. Assists patient in and out of wheelchair and stretchers using proper wheel locking procedures. Cleans wheelchairs and stretchers and reports needed repairs to supervisor.
- Assist in positioning patients for surgery. Assist with positioning and holding patient extremities during prep.
- Transport specimens to the laboratory.
- Clean operating room suites and other restricted areas. Terminally clean OR suites as assigned daily. Cleans vertical and horizontal surfaces that collect dust. Cleans tops of windows, doorframes, TV’s, and other high places, using ladder when necessary. Dusts, cleans and polishes furniture including beds.
- Re-stock supplies, linens and fill the blanket warmers in the sterile core as needed. Washes sinks and other plumbing fixtures and replaces supplies, such as paper-towels, soaps and toilet paper as needed. Polishes metal or other bright surfaces, cleaning glass and enamel fixtures with proper cleaning chemicals.
- Clean stretchers and beds and replace sheets. Maintain equipment storage rooms. Perform individual daily extra assignments as assigned.
- Assist in maintaining the cleanliness of equipment to include processing and cleaning of endoscopes with additional training.
- Assist Physicians with the application and removal of casts after additional training.
- Set up the two fracture tables for Orthopedic and Vascular procedures.
- Dispose all linen and trash in the appropriate manner. Empty and replace sharps containers in all rooms.
- All other duties as assigned by department.
Qualifications
BLS, provided by the American Heart Association (AHA), required within 30-days of hire.
High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
