Operating Room Assistant

**Job Description:**

This position transports patients to and from the O.R., handles routine tasks related to patient care, organizes equipment, and provides general cleaning of surgical suites.

Scheduling Details

Part-time, 32 hours/week. Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. No on-call or weekend requirements

Scope

1. Assists with transporting patients to the OR holding area, assisting with lifting, positioning, and/or transferring patients as indicated.
2. Consults with the Anesthesiologist and RN as appropriate to determine the equipment, set- up and supply requirements prior to the start of a procedure.
3. Processes post-surgery case-carts when assigned including but not limited to discarding sharps, emptying suction canisters, disseminating unused supplies and sending carts to Central Processing.
4. Set up Fluid Warmer, Invasive Lines and sterile supplies for Anesthesia procedures as requested and/or as appropriate for the ...