Atlantic Health System
This multi-skilled position is responsible for supporting the perioperative team in providing high quality patient care and physician service. Duties include transporting of patients and equipment, cleaning of operating rooms and ancillary areas, checking and restocking of supplies.
Principal Accountabilities:
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
Performs 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
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.
Managing the cleanliness around the Operation department and rooms where surgeries take place.
Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.