Perioperative Nursing Assistant — OR Support & Patient Care

Atlantic Health; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Health in Morristown, NJ is seeking an OR Support Technician to assist the perioperative team in delivering high-quality patient care and efficient surgical operations.

The role includes transporting patients and equipment, maintaining sterile technique, cleaning operating rooms between cases, stocking supplies, and supporting infection control and safety programs within the OR environment. Prioritizes patient privacy and on-time case starts.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients, supplies, specimens, blood and equipment as requested.
• Assists in lifting and/or transferring patients from stretcher/bed to OR table and vice versa.
• Assists in holding patient extremities for surgical preparations as directed.
• Ensures positioning devices are available in the appropriate rooms for cases.
• Properly handles surgical specimens as directed.
• Perform turnover duties between cases in collaboration with the housekeeper. Cleans medical equipment between cases.
• Assists nursing team by opening sterile supplies.
• Demonstrates proper aseptic technique.
• Ensures that appropriate equipment is placed in rooms in preparation for surgical cases.
• Checks case carts for completeness. Obtains necessary equipment, sterile supplies, and positioning aids for scheduled cases.
• Assists with inventory counts and supply outdates.
• Restocks warmers and rotates fluids.
• Assists with restocking unused supplies in the OR supply room or returns to Central Sterile Department Checks, cleans, and restocks assigned service line storage areas.
• Participates in hospital safety programs.
• Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures.
• Maintains patient and medical staff confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Managing the cleanliness around the Operation department and rooms where surgeries take place.
• Properly handles and disposes of sharps, biohazardous waste, regular trash and contaminated linens.
• Contributes to maximum efficiency of the surgical schedule by facilitating on-time case starts and efficient, timely turnovers.

Job description

Atlantic Health in Morristown, NJ is seeking an OR Support Technician to assist the perioperative team in delivering high-quality patient care and efficient surgical operations.

The role includes transporting patients and equipment, maintaining sterile technique, cleaning operating rooms between cases, stocking supplies, and supporting infection control and safety programs within the OR environment. Prioritizes patient privacy and on-time case starts.