Operating Room Assistant/UKHC

U K Healthcare Ltd; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kentucky HealthCare in Lexington, KY seeks an Operating Room Assistant to support perioperative services. Responsibilities include opening sterile supplies, holding instruments, running errands, transporting patients, and assisting with OR turnover to ensure patient safety and efficiency.

The role requires a high school diploma with 1 year of hospital experience preferred, and may involve day, evening, or night shifts, weekends, holidays, and on-call per departmental needs.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will follow directions with excellent organization, attention to detail, and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Open sterile supplies and hold instruments and extremities.
• Run errands and obtain supplies and blood/pharmacy products.
• Transport patients by bed, wheelchair, or stretcher.
• Attend OR turnover duties: clean OR tables, mop floors, change trash and linens, assist with inventory.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and communicate effectively.

Education

HS

Job description

Posting Details

Job Title

Operating Room Assistant/UKHC

Requisition Number

RE56180

Working Title

ORA

Department Name

H3320:Perioperative Services

Work Location

Lexington, KY

Grade Level

05

Salary Range

$15.00-22.60/hour

Type of Position

Staff

Position Time Status

Full-Time

Required Education

HS

Click here for more information about equivalencies:

https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies

Required Related Experience

1 yr

Required License/Registration/Certification

None

Physical Requirements

This position requires regularly lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects weighing up to or over 50 pounds; and standing or walking with objects weighing up to 25 pounds. Also involves some exposure to risk of injury from moving, lifting, or positioning patients, equipment, or materials; and exposure to blood-borne or airborne pathogens and recombinant DNA or viral vectors.

Shift

Must be able to work days, evenings, and/or nights with some weekends, holidays, and on-call requirements per departmental need (40 hours per week).

Job Summary

The ORA assists the nursing team through duties such as opening sterile supplies; holding instruments and extremities; running errands; obtaining supplies and blood/pharmacy products; transporting patients by bed, wheelchair, or stretcher; ensuring patient ID badges are correct; securing patient belongings; and performing OR turnover duties including cleaning OR tables, mopping floors, changing trash and linens, and assisting with inventory counts. Responsibilities involve handling equipment and supplies with aseptic technique; efficiently communicating; maintaining patient confidentiality; and pushing, pulling, and/or lifting patients and objects up to/greater than 100 pounds.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

The ideal candidate will have the ability to follow directions; excellent organization skills; great attention to detail; customer focus; and exceptional communication skills.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?

No

Preferred Education/Experience

Previous hospital experience is preferred.

Deadline to Apply

10/27/2026

Our University Community

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.