Job Type: RegularTime Type: Full timeWork Shift: Day (United States of America)FLSA Status: Non-ExemptWhen you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.Operating Room Attendant, Full Time, DaysJob Description:Principal Duties and Essential Functions:Operating Room Responsibilities
Responsible for checking the OR bed or positioning devices for proper attachments
Demonstrate a working knowledge of all tables and positioning devices and attachments
Clean all positioning equipment and bed attachments prior to putting away
Demonstrate initiative to put away extra equipment when not in use
Adhere to standard and resistant organism precautions
Wear personal protective attire appropriate for task being performed (i.e., gown, goggles, gloves)
Observe for and attend to blood or body fluid spills
Work effectively with other staff as a member of the surgical team
Respond to intercom calls in a timely manner
Assume responsibility for prompt room turnover times
Complies with on-call responsibilities
Responds within 60 minutes when on-call (unless another time frame is established by the Nursing Coordinator).
Assists staff in the PACU or other Surgical Services unit(s), as necessary
Patient Prep
Delivers appropriate positioning equipment to each room
Assists in positioning of patients for surgical procedures
Holds extremities for skin prep
Delivers PACU stretchers/patient beds to room upon request from primary/associate nurse
Assists in transferring the patients from the OR table to the PACU or patient's bed and assists in transferring patients to PACU when necessary
Room Turnover
Responsible for room turnovers between cases
Clean room according to guidelines
Dispose of soiled linen and replace with clean laundry bag
Dispose of trash and re-line buckets with plastic liners
Mops floor with a clean mop and disinfectant solution after every case
Empties suction canisters into safety station in dirty utility room
Manages the emptying, cleaning, and dispersion of fluid management system
Replaces clean suction canisters and tubing at each suction regulator in the OR
Cleans and re-makes OR bed and/or stretcher
Restocks room as necessary
Education
High School Graduate or Equivalent
American Heart Association Heartsaver or BLS Certification
Additional REQUIRED Qualifications/Skills :
Ability to assist with lifting heavy patients and equipment
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
