Operative Room Aide – OR Support & Housekeeping

Capital Health Screening Centre; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan

Dental Plan

Prescription Plan

Vision Plan

Retirement Savings and Investment Plan

Pension Plan

Disability Benefits

Vacation

Sick Time

Holiday

Job summary

Capital Health is seeking an entry-level patient support role to assist licensed staff with patient movement, transfers, turning, and positioning. The position includes safe patient handling and between-case cleaning of operating rooms, with terminal cleaning on a scheduled basis.

Daily duties also cover maintaining the environment, moving beds and equipment, stocking supplies, and transporting patients to and from the operating room.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• No experience needed.
• AHA Heartsaver AED. Non-Licensed must obtain before end of orientation period

Responsibilities

• Assist licensed staff with patient movement, transfers, turning, and positioning.
• Performs safe patient handling.
• Performs between-case cleaning of the operating rooms in an expedient yet detailed manner in accordance with operating room policy. Properly performs terminal cleaning of the operating rooms on a scheduled basis.
• Maintains overall environment (keeps trash empty, cleans spills, removes soiled linen) on a continuous basis. Strips, waxes and buffs floors on a regular basis.
• Assist nursing staff by procuring equipment needed to perform surgery such as special surgical table, video towers, etc. and returns this equipment to its proper location after use. Assist in moving OR beds, ICU beds and other specialty beds.
• Perform daily re-stocking of designated supply areas including linen and fluid warmers.
• Performs routine maintenance on housekeeping equipment. Operates machinery as required, including wet vacuums and automatic floor scrubbers.
• Safely transports patients to and from the operating room.
• Perform errands to include obtaining and delivering specimens, blood products and X-rays.
• Obtains additional supplies and equipment for the nursing staff as requested.

Skills

English proficiency

Physical endurance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Capital Health is seeking an entry-level patient support role to assist licensed staff with patient movement, transfers, turning, and positioning. The position includes safe patient handling and between-case cleaning of operating rooms, with terminal cleaning on a scheduled basis.

Daily duties also cover maintaining the environment, moving beds and equipment, stocking supplies, and transporting patients to and from the operating room.