Operating Room Assistant - Days

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Disability Insurance

FSA/HSA Options

Paid time off

Parental and caregiver leave

Tuition and certification reimburse

Job summary

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois seeks a patient assistant to support operating room activities, prepare patients and supplies, and maintain sterility and safety throughout procedures. Responsibilities include patient care, sterile technique under supervision, and timely room turnover.

The role requires attention to infection control, documentation, and teamwork. A high school diploma plus Mercyhealth orientation are expected, with CPR/BLS within 90 days.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Completion of Mercyhealth patient assistant orientation and competency required.
• CPR or BLS certification within 90 days.
• Patience and calm demeanor.
• Respectful patient interaction.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care activities as assigned per routine and policies.
• Assists with sterile technique under supervision to maintain sterility.
• Keeps patient environments clean and safe; maintains supplies and equipment.
• Transports patients to the OR and ensures readiness.
• Performs documentation of care and participates in quality improvement.

Skills

Patience

Calm under pressure

Dignity and respect

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Mercyhealth orientation and competency

CPR or BLS within 90 days

Job description

OVERVIEW

This role supports patient care in the operating room by preparing patients and supplies, assisting with sterile procedures, maintaining equipment, and safely transporting patients to surgery. It also involves keeping work areas clean and safe, following infection control and safety standards, maintaining supplies and equipment, documenting care, and helping train new staff.

SCHEDULE

40-hours per week

SHIFT

Days

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.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

High School diploma or equivalent preferred.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

• Completion of Mercyhealth patient assistant orientation and competency required.
• Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Must show patience and ability to remain calm.
• Ability to treat patients with dignity and respect.

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

N/A

PAY RANGE

$16.89 - $24.49

Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life & Disability Insurance
• FSA/HSA Options
• Generous, accruing paid time off
• Paid Parental and caregiver leave
• Career advancement and educational opportunities
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Certification Reimbursement
• Well-being Programs
• Employee Discounts
• On-Demand Pay
• Financial Education
• Annual recognition/awards events
• Partner appreciation dayslice
• Family entertainment/attractions discount
• Community service/improvement opportunities

At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including:

• #1 in the nation on AARP’s Best Employers for Workers Over 50
• One of Working Mother magazine’s 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
• A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women