OR Assistant | Full-Time (Evenings)

Description

Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal — it's a commitment. Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear. At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention — because healing every soul is our sole focus.

Holy Name is New Jersey's only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361-bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network. Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology – it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through graduate medical education, a Pharmacy Residency Program, and our Institute for Simulation Learning. Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness. This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we've done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years. Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.


A Brief Overview

Functions as a member of the surgical team under the direct supervision of a RN. Responsible for transporting patients from their rooms to surgery, from one area to another within the department of surgical services and the hospital. Responsible for additional functions including assisting in general cleaning, running errands, relaying messages, assisting with patient care and room turnover.

What you will do

• Correctly identifies patients and safely transports them to and from the operating room, holding area, or post anesthesia care area
• Helps turnover OR suites
• Assists in positioning, lifting and transferring patients as directed
• Assists with case set up for assigned rooms
• Cleans designated supply areas and adheres to Infection Control and departmental guidelines in doing so
• Cleans designated equipment in area assigned and adheres to guidelines
• Assists with general upkeep of area to provide safe, clean, organized environment
• Performs between case clean-up of anesthesia equipment and maintains changing circuits and tubing
• Communicates with Sterile Processing to obtain supplies as needed.
• Obtains necessary equipment, supplies and positioning aides for cases
• Restocks sterile supplies in OR storage areas and OR rooms as needed
• Returns clean equipment to appropriate storage area
• Checks and stocks solutions, rotating inventory as needed
• Orders and maintains adequate par levels for all anesthesia supplies and equipment
• Completes assignments in a timely manner and utilizes time effectively
• Reports equipment problems to the appropriate person
• Demonstrates proficiency in Autoclave use
• Stocks anesthesia carts as directed
• Stocks anesthesia closet/supply area as directed
• Performs BI test/A test
• Transport specimens, equipment or supplies utilizing appropriate and safe techniques
• Retrieves blood from the Blood Bank
• Performs and documents temperature, humidity checks for OR room.
• Performs and documents temperature checks for refrigerator/freezer
• Provides considerate respectful care focused upon the patients’ individual needs
• Affirms the patient’s right to make decisions regarding his/her medical care, including the decision to discontinue treatment, to the extent permitted by law
• Demonstrates an understanding of the range of care needed based on the age of the patients cared for. Demonstrates knowledge of growth, development and/or adult health throughout the life span as appropriate to the job performed
• Requires heavy lifting of equipment and trays
• Physical stamina and the ability to stand for long periods during surgeries

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma Or equivalent experience Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• 1-3 years One year clinical experience in an accredited hospital with OR experience. Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of Operating Room
• Ability to understand the operation of some equipment and machinery
• Ability to function independently
• Strong professional, organizational, and interpersonal skills to effectively relate with all members of the healthcare team.

Licenses and Certifications

• BCLS - Basic Life Support Required

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.