CPD - OR Inventory Attendant (PRN)

Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center; Bluffton (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center in Bluffton, OH seeks a central processing attendant to process supplies, instruments, and equipment through cleaning, decontamination, reassembly, packaging, sterilization, storage and distribution to patient areas; also performs patient transport and assists nursing staff.

The role requires adherence to sterilization standards, safe handling of biohazard items, strong communication across departments, and ability to anticipate daily operating room needs;

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Able to follow verbal and written instructions in English.
• On-the-job training provided.
• Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of standards in disinfection, cleaning, processing and sterilization of instruments and equipment.
• Promotes clean and safe working environment through proper transport and disposal of biohazard items.
• Utilizes effective communication with all departments to ensure transfer of information and supplies for patient care.
• Maintains delivery of patient care through identification and delivery of supplies.
• Demonstrates safe operation of equipment via daily testing and verification processes.
• Identifies flow of daily schedules to anticipate needs across the hospital.
• Demonstrates proper body mechanics when handling equipment and during transport throughout the hospital.
• Identifies flow of daily schedules to anticipate needs of each procedure area.

Skills

Medical terminology

Follow instructions

Communication skills

English language

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Purpose of this Position

The central processing attendant purpose of this position is to process supplies, instruments, and equipment through cleaning, decontamination, reassembly, packaging, sterilizing, storing and distribution to patient and requesting areas. The Surgery Attendant purpose of this position is to transport patients, assist the professional nursing staff with direct patient care, and general housekeeping duties including terminally cleaning procedure rooms, opening supplies and picking cases.The surgical supply attendant will be required to assure all equipment, materials, and instruments will be operable and available the day of surgery. To accomplish this, this person will work very closely with counterparts in materials management. This person will be responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling operating room material resources, placing special material orders, coordinating orders, and restocking supplies at par levels and will maintain active communication among interdepartmental staff.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Duty 1: Demonstrates knowledge of standards in the disinfection, cleaning, processing and sterilization of instruments and equipment provided through the department.
• Duty 2: Promotes clean and safe working environment through recommended transport and disposal of bio hazardous items.
• Duty 3: Utilizes effective communication skills with all departments to achieve transfer of information and supplies necessary for continuous patient care.
• Duty 4: Maintains delivery of patient care through identification and delivery of supplies.
• Duty 5: Demonstrates safe and effective operation of equipment through utilization of daily testing and verification process.
• Duty 6: Identifies flow of daily schedules to anticipate needs throughout the hospital.
• Duty 7: Demonstrates understanding of proper body mechanics utilized while working with equipment within the department and during transport throughout the hospital.
• Duty 8: Identifies flow of daily schedules to anticipate needs of each procedure area.

Required Qualifications

High school diploma or GED equivalentKnowledge of medical terminologyAble to follow instructions, verbal and written, in EnglishAbility to be trained on the jobPositive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required. Individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his/her assigned unit/department. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient status and Interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the area's policies and procedures.

Physical Demands

This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent activities in sitting, walking, lifting, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, and standing. The associate must help transport patients and be able to lift 50 pounds or more. The individual must have excellent eye/hand coordination with the ability to grasp, push and pull, fine finger dexterity and manipulation. The associate must be able to reach work above the shoulders and operate foot controls. This position requires corrected vision and hearing in the normal range. The associate must have excellent verbal skills to communicate with patients, physicians, and co-workers.This position is classified "at risk" for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)