Operating Room Attendant - Anesthesia Department

Description

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We Are Seeking a Dedicated And Skilled Operating Room Attendant To Join Our Dynamic Healthcare Team. In Addition To The Responsibilities Outlined In The Job Summary Below, The OR Attendant Will Be Responsible For:

• Lifting and positioning patients safely and efficiently.
• Operating and troubleshooting surgical equipment.
• Safely using patient positioning devices and tables to maintain optimal patient care.
• Standing for extended periods.
  
  

If you are committed to providing exceptional patient care and thrive in a fast-paced surgical environment, we encourage you to apply.

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:

• Changes mop water, mop, and cleans mop room and hallways, and maintains sub-sterile and scrub sink areas per policy and procedure.
• 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.
• 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.
• Transports specimens, blood and blood products to and from laboratories.
  
  

Other Information

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.
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Anesthesia

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $18.66 - $26.51 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:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

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 applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.