Operating Room attendant I (6:30am - 3pm)

tuftsmedicine; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts Medicine is seeking an Operating Room Support Technician to assist in surgical procedures, ensure room readiness, transport patients, and manage equipment in a fast-paced OR setting.

Under supervision of OR leaders, you will handle turnover, stock inventory, and coordinate with CPD and blood banks, with a focus on safety and efficiency. A High School diploma is required; an Associate's degree or OR experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate's degree preferred.
• One year of experience in operating room or surgical area is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist Environmental Services with room turnover and set up specialized equipment for cases.
• Transport patients and equipment between floors and OR suites, coordinating with CPD for sterile items.
• Move blood products and specimens to the correct locations as needed.
• Safely transfer patients from OR tables to beds under clinical guidance.
• Position patients and secure tables/devices for safe attachments during procedures.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of procedural areas and core zones.
• Monitor and replenish medical gas and fluid supplies; manage expiration dates and disposal."
• Return carts, kits, and scopes to Central Processing and assist with decontamination flow as required.
• Comply with relevant regulations (JCAHO, CMS, DPH, HIPAA) and participate in process improvements.
• Respond to Vocera calls promptly and clock in for on-call shifts within 45 minutes.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree

Job description

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on providing medical and clinical support services to patients . In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Surgical Services duties: Responsible for medical services involving the excision or incision of a patient's body, such as interventional pain management and other procedures. This position also works to provide a safe environment for patients undergoing invasive procedures or surgery. A clinical technologist role that has specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, and experience. This role will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory jobs. An entry-level role typically requiring little to no prior knowledge or experience and requiring vocational or technical education . Work is routine or follows standard procedures, is closely supervised, and communicates information that requires little explanation or interpretation.

Job Overview

Under general supervision of the Operating Room leaders and personnel, engages in direct and indirect tasks for patients having surgical procedures. With a focus on safety and efficiency, general responsibilities include room turnover and set up, stock inventory, transporting patients to and from the procedural areas, and providing the rooms with required specialty equipment in preparation for all procedures. This is an integral position in a dynamic and fast paced clinical setting with involvement in various surgical procedures that include an advanced cardiac surgery program.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent .

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate ' s degree.
• One (1) year experience working in an operating room or surgical area in a hospital.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assists Environmental Services with room turnover; wiping down and docking Neptune's, setting up specialized equipment/O.R. tables for next case.
2. Transports patients from surgical floors to OR suite or other areas of the hospital, equipment and supplies to and from O.R. and works as a liaison with CPD to ensure delivery of kits and sterile items throughout the surgical case.
3. Transports blood products and specimen to and from their respective locations ( i.e. Blood Bank, Mammography, Pathology, Cytology) .
4. Assists in the transfer of a patient from the OR table to the patient's bed under the clinical care team's guidance .
5. Assists team with ensuring the OR table and positioning devices for proper attachments are safely secured and ready to support a patient .
6. Assists in positioning of patients for surgical procedures and holds extremities for skin prep .
7. Performs general tidiness of all procedural areas and maintains cleanliness of inner and outer core zones of the surgical suites ensuring no medical gas panels, electrical panels, or fire extinguishers are blocked.
8. Maintains all medical gas tank exchanges in safe manner, monitoring PSI levels on tank gauges, and responding to alarms .
9. Responsible for fluid and linen re-stocking and maintenance inside O.R room warmers and fluid carts; labeling with accurate expiration dates and discarding expired fluid.
10. Returns unopened case carts, kits, and scopes to Central Processing and may assist Environmental Services with the return of used/dirty case carts to the decontamination area .
11. General maintenance of all biohazard sharps containers; utilizing the soiled utility room to exchange for clean bins when necessary .
12. Adheres to JCAHO, CMS, DPH, and HIPAA regulations .
13. Maintains collaborative, team relationships with peers and colleagues in order to effectively contribute to the working groups achievement of goals, and to help foster a positive work environment .
14. Responsible to rotate through procedural units in which they are oriented .
15. Assists leadership team with strategic initiatives regarding process improvement efforts, with a focus on safety and efficiency .
16. Respond to Vocera calls in a timely manner, and logs in to respective "group" at the start of their shift .
17. Complies with on-call requirements and responsibilities, able to clock in for their on-call shift within 45 minutes of being called .
18. Demonstrates extensive knowledge and use of specific tables, table accessories, and equipment- and is able to act as a direct resource to the clinical care team providing support with specialized items when needed.
19. Completes g eneral maintenance of all linen, trash, and recycling receptacles .

Physical Requirements

1. 1. L ift, reach, carry, push , and pull 40-50 pounds or more. Ability to stand/sit combination of eight (8) hours or length of assignment.
2. 2. Perceiving sounds such as phones ri