Equipment Assistant

About the Job

General Summary of Position
Maintains and cleans departmental equipment. Assembles and checks equipment for proper functioning. Performs inventory control of department equipment and related supplies restocks as needed. May assist with cleaning rooms between surgical procedures and transporting of patient and/or supplies/specimens.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Cleans and processes instrumentation between procedures following established protocol. Ensures equipment is functioning properly.

Disassembles and reassembles department equipment performing related equipment function checks. Cleans equipment/parts according to established protocols.

Obtains and delivers instrumentation/supplies to/from Sterile Processing Department stock area and/or Material Management.

Maintains stock levels of supplies including sterile and disposable supplies for designated locations throughout the hospital including but not limited to: the Operating Room Labor & Delivery MedSTAR the Emergency Room etc. Replaces depleted stock to par levels. Places orders to replenish stock.

Transports patients to and from the Operating Room and/or other locations. Delivers specimens X-rays lab reports and other supplies/equipment to appropriate departments upon request including STAT requests.

Empties yellow equipment bins in the ICU's and disposes of the items in accordance with departmental policy.

Performs daily sterilizer checks/inspections. Records observations and immediately reports problems to supervisor.

Changes suction tubing oxygen tanks and needle containers as needed.

Places orders for medication with the Pharmacy.

May be required to clean designated areas of the department e.g. removing trash cleaning IV poles OR tables etc.; assists in terminal cleaning as necessary.

May be required to answer telephone providing information as requested or relaying/referring the caller to the appropriate personnel.

May assist with patient observation during preoperative preparation. Ensures that patient has hospital identification band corresponding name and transportation record.

Attends staff meetings and inservices as required.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• May require up to l year of technical or other specialized training.

Experience

• 6 to 12 months experience such as acquired in a hospital or nursing environment and familiarity with surgical instrumentation required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Requires the ability to read and write; and knowledge of grammar and arithmetic including fractions and decimals.
• May require the use of standard office/medical equipment (i.e. typewriter personal computer data terminal on-line printer calculator telephone facsimile copier sterilizing equipment blood pressure cuff or tables); the preparation comparison or checking of reports records and related data; and basic use of formulas charts tables drawings and knowledge of their application.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $19.10 - USD $28.60 /Hr.