OR Assistant

Baptist Health; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a non-permanent OR Assistant to support our surgical teams. This PRN role involves transporting supplies, assisting with patient movement, scrubbing on cases for retraction, and providing setup and turnover support in the OR.

You will help pull cases, open and set up procedures, assist with cleaning and sterilization, maintain equipment and supplies, and support the Circulating Nurse as delegated.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Successful completion of ORA II competencies for sterile technique, anatomy, and patient safety.
• Clinical experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Transport supplies, equipment, and patients to the OR.
• Scrub on surgical cases for retraction as assigned.
• Assist with pulling cases, opening/setup of procedures, and cleaning of OR rooms.
• Reprocess sterile instruments and maintain supplies and carts.
• Assist Circulating Nurse with delegated duties and support patient care.

Skills

Body mechanics

Communication skills

Patient safety

Staging and case pull

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

ORA II competencies

Job description

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties.

To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at https://www.baptistfirst.org.

Highlights

Summary: The Operating Room Assistant shall is responsible to transport supplies, equipment, and patients, scrub on surgical cases for retraction purposes as assigned, and provide technical support services for Surgery and/or Anesthesia. This individual will assist with pulling cases, opening/setting up procedures, assisting with cleaning of OR rooms, and reprocessing sterile instruments. The Assistant is also responsible to assist with maintenance of supplies, equipment, carts, and patient care. This employee may also assist the Circulating Nurse with delegated duties. This position may have additional duties assigned that are within scope of the role.

Education / Experience

High School diploma or equivalent required. Successful completion of requirements for ORA II competencies regarding sterile technique, basic anatomy, and patient safety issues. Clinical experience desired.

License / Certification

BLS required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of proper body mechanics.
• Ability to communicate properly.
• Knowledge of how to avoid accidental exposure of self and other to harmful situations; when in the retractor holder role, must satisfactorily perform 5 each: open abdominal cases and 5 laparoscopic cases under the direct supervision of the Support Staff Supervisor, ST, and/or RN; documentation must be maintained.
• Must maintain competency as regards to patient safety and field visualization.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

• Position requires sitting for 5% of the workday and walking 70%, standing 20%, bending , stooping, reaching 5% of the workday.
• There is frequent reaching, use of hands and repetitive action.
• Requires occasional lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds, pushing/pulling up to 150 pounds.
• There is a continuous need for speaking with clear diction and hearing sensitivity in conversation either by phone or in person.
• Continuous visual acuity at close and distant range.
• Inside protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Minimal noise levels.
• Much exposure to computer work.
• Occasional exposure to risk of electrical shock.
• Some exposure to infectious disease while performing job-related tasks.
• Some exposure to hazardous chemicals. Occasional exposure to radiation.

Primary Location

Baptist Medical Center South

Job

OR Assistant

OR Assistant

Job Type

PRN-PRN

Shift

First Shift (United States of America)