OR Assistant - SF

Position: OR Assistant - SF1
## OR Assistant - SF1

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Jamaica Plain-MAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
RQ4068928

Site:
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc.

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** Job Summary
** Grade 120

Schedule:

7:00am to 5:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

Summary:

The OR Assistant is an integral part of the Surgical Team in providing an optimal environment for surgical patients. The OR Assistant performs duties in support of nursing care and contributes to efficient care and room turnover. The OR Assistant works under the direct supervision of the Lead who reports to the OR Clinical Leader and the Nursing Director. The OR Assistant will also engage in the practice of the Patient and Family Centered Care Model in an environment that exemplifies best practice.
Guest Relations:  
• Promotes a philosophy of patient/family centered care through cordial interactions with patients, family and hospital personnel.  
• Demonstrates an understanding of hospital procedures and systems, location of all departments, treatment areas and other patient services  Does this position require Patient Care? Yes  Essential Functions  
-Assists the surgical team pre-, intra, and post-operatively by performing activities to promote an efficient delivery of care.
-Anticipates the needs of the OR next day schedule by evaluating the schedule with the evening nurse, making necessary adjustments, and planning to provide the necessary equipment. Prepares the OR suites for the daily schedule by setting up required equipment in a “ready to use” manner. This room setup should be complete, or missing equipment will be communicated to the morning team for  completion.

-Meets all the needs of the surgical team relative to performing activities that support and promote quality nursing care for the surgical patient.  
• Contributes to effective room turnover.  
• Anticipates equipment needs of OR procedures  
• Anticipates the end of the surgical case  
• Listens and responds to pages promptly.  
• Transports patients  
• Transports specimens/cultures to the appropriate lab in a safe and efficient manner.  
• Anticipates need to “Hold for Prep”  
-Cleans ORs between cases properly and quickly and in accordance with established policies and procedures.  
• Anticipates procedure completion in advance and has supplies ready for immediate cleaning.  
• Is readily available.  
• Responds in a timely manner.  
• Gathers, transports, and properly disposes of trash, soiled linen, and contaminated materials, per policy.  
• Adheres to cleaning processes related to special situations (precautions) such as C-Diff, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease  
• Cleans bags, dates, and initials equipment as it is removed from the OR suite.  
• Consistently anticipates case equipment needs and has them readily available for the next case.  
-Follows procedures for safe transportation of patients.  
• Properly identifies patients by name and birth date as per policy  
• Completes transportation in a timely manner.  
• Seeks appropriate help and equipment for complex transports.  
• Practices proper techniques for transferring patients on precautions  
-Assists in transferring patients to and from the operating room table/stretcher by using good body mechanics and ergonomic equipment.  
• Ensures safety and support measures in patient transfer, bedrails raised,  
• Cleans stretchers between patient transfers as necessary.  
• Participates in positioning the patient under the direct supervision of the attending surgeon and/or anesthesiologist and/or RN circulator to ensure adequate surgical area exposure and proper body alignment.  
-General Housekeeping Duties  
• Maintains the scrub sink areas in…