Transports patients to and from operating/procedure room. Also maintains cleanliness or operating room area and assists with operating room turnover. Administrative support.

Duties and responsibilities

1. Philosophy

a) Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives

b) Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures

c) Follows the facility’s standards for ethical business conduct

d) Conducts self as a positive role model and team member

e) Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job

duties

f) Participates in meetings, inservices, and activities

g) Understands importance of keeping operating room/ procedure rooms/ exam rooms, office clean and tidy

h) Works in calm, orderly manner

2. Communication

a) Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, visitors, physicians, and

coworkers

b) Interacts with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner

3. Financial practices

a) Uses facility resources appropriately and avoids wasteful practices

b) Reports wasteful practices

c) Analyzes work area and makes recommendations for potential cost-effective improvements

4. Compliance program

a) Contributes to the progress and development of the organization’s adopted compliance

program

b) Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures

5. Performance-improvement program

a) Contributes to the progress and development of the organization's adopted performance-improvement program

b) Performs according to established performance-improvement policies and procedures

6. Safety/risk-management program

a) Adheres to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities

b) Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and policy/procedure

noncompliance to the safety officer or other designated person

7. Professional competence

a) Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences

b) Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff

c) Maintains membership in relevant professional organizations

d) Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities

e) Welcomes suggestions and recommendations

f) Adheres to proper dress code

8. Duties

a) Is oriented to all surgical and administrative areas

b) Assists with turning over operating rooms between cases

c) Cleans rooms between cases (e.g., dusts shelves and countertops, removes linens and

places in bag for daily pickup, removes garbage from operating room and recovery room)

d) Knows location of equipment and supplies

e) Keeps scrub sinks clean and free of debris

f) Stocks scrub brushes, antimicrobial handwashing solution, and surgical supplies

g) Keeps caps, masks, and shoe covers stocked

h) Distributes clean linen and scrubs to all appropriate areas

i) Assists patients with urinals, bedpans, and emesis basins

j) Performs general delivery service for the facility and runs errands as needed

k) Keeps kitchen clean

l) Keeps hallway free of clutter

m) Checks/empties sharps containers throughout facility

n) Completes weekly decontamination checklist

o) Administrative duties including but not limited to taking patient phone calls, entering patient data in the EMR, obtaining prior authorizations, other duties as needed

Qualifications

1. Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, and physicians

2. Ability to promote favorable facility image with physicians, patients, insurance companies, and general public

3. Ability to make decisions and solve problems

Requirements

Required

1. High school diploma or GED certificate

2. Strong ethical and moral character references

3. Successful completion of a Medical Assisting course from an accredited school

4. 1-3 years of experience

Preferred

1. Medical Assistant experience

2. ASC experience

Job quality requirements

1. Accuracy

2. Attention to detail

3. Timeliness

4. Organization

5. Little supervision needed to accomplish tasks

Dependability

1. Attendance

2. Punctuality

3. Ability to follow instructions

4. Ability to meet deadlines

Physical/mental requirements

1. Ability to sit, stand, and walk

2. Ability to push, pull, lift, and position equipment and patients

Working conditions (environmental)

1. Well lit and ventilated area with complicated equipment, some of which is hazardous in nature

2. Category III: exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may encounter chemical hazards

Reports to Administrator

Pay: $20.77 - $25.01 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• Forest Hills, NY 11375: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person