Operating Room Attendant - Operating Room Full Time Day Shift- Ambulatory Surgery Center

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 39,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care System is hiring for environmental and operating room support staff at UNC Medical Center ASC in Chapel Hill, NC. The role supports ORs with environmental, equipment, and supply maintenance and assists in patient transport under supervision of licensed personnel.

The position offers a 40-hour work week with a day shift, onsite schedule, and benefits. Requires BLS certification and prior OR support experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• BLS for Health Care Provider certification required.
• Experience in Operating Room support optional but helpful.
• No on-call and no weekend requirements.

Responsibilities

• Move supplies, equipment, and linen as needed for OR readiness.
• Coordinate transport with OR staff and assist with patient positioning.
• Prepare OR rooms by obtaining case needs, restocking supplies, and maintaining sterile areas.
• Transport specimens, blood, and products as required by the shift.

Skills

Patient transport coordination

Environmental services

Equipment maintenance

Job description

Job Description

Description

Performs environmental, equipment and supply maintenance services for Operating Rooms, assists in transportation of patients to and from the Operating Rooms and other duties as specified by licensed personnel.

The candidate for this position will work 40 hours/week, day shift hours, in the Operating Room at Ambulatory Surgery Center. No on-call and no weekends!

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Summary

Performs environmental, equipment and supply maintenance services for Operating Rooms, assists in transportation of patients to and from the Operating Rooms and other duties as specified by licensed personnel

Responsibilities

1. 1. Changes mop water, mop, and cleans mop room and hallways, and maintains sub-sterile and scrub sink areas per policy and procedure.
2. 2. Communicates with RN circulator and OR schedule coordinator to plan transport, assistance with positioning and holding limbs for surgical site prep. Assists with other patient care activities as assigned by circulator.
3. 3. Obtains case needs for each OR suite including positioning aids, equipment, and room supplies. Obtains linen cart and distributes linens. Checks and restocks warmers throughout shift. Obtains bed from floor or ICU. Obtains clean patient stretcher with clean linens, IV pole, oxygen tank with adequate oxygen level. Obtains blood, blood products and medications from appropriate location. Stocks OR suites.
4. 4. Transports specimens, blood and blood products to and from laboratories.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• None required as long as other position qualifications are met.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Provider certification.

Professional Experience Requirements

• A combination of prior training and/or experience that provides the ability to perform the assigned tasks.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: UNCH Operating Room ASC

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $18.84 - $26.77 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.