Operating Room Assistant

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Dedicated Operating Room Assistant who supports surgical teams by preparing patients and procedure rooms, maintaining sterile technique, managing supplies and equipment, and ensuring efficient operating room workflow. Assists with patient transport, surgical skin preparation, room turnover, equipment maintenance, and quality improvement activities while adhering to AORN standards, infection control protocols, and patient safety requirements. Strong team player with knowledge of aseptic practices, inventory management, and perioperative support, committed to delivering safe, high-quality patient care in a fast-paced surgical environment.

SCHEDULE: 27 hours per week (3, 9-hour shifts)

SHIFT: Days, 7am-4:30pm

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides patient care activities as assigned and per routine, according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures. 

• Performs skills classified under sterile technique with supervision of a Precepting ORA, Scrub Tech or RN to determine correct sterility.    Examples including by not limited to: 

• Retractor, limb and camera holding under physician direction.  

• Sterile supply opening and surgical skin preparation including clipping 

• Answers call lights in a timely manner. 

• Documents care activities provided according to standards. 

• Maintains a clean work and patient environment. 

• Maintains supplies, including stocking and ordering new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies. 

• Floats to various units based on identified needs. 

• Participate in department or unit quality improvement activities. 

• Maintain, assemble and disassemble equipment 

• Assist in patient care such as monitor application positioning, room turnover, retractor procedure and skin preparation  

• Validation in modified scrub role including surgical scrub and gowning and gloving.  

• Safely transports patient to the OR in a timely manner ensuring they are surgery ready upon arrival. 

• Responsible for orientation of new partners to turning rooms, courier responsibilities, preparations of patients, use of laptop, supply maintenance, and new purchases and validation of equipment. 

• Adheres to AORN principles of aseptic techniques and using aseptic techniques in opening sterile supplies 

• Keeps abreast of established environmental standards (Infection control, OSHA, CDC JCAHO, State, etc) 

• Ability to properly dispose of hazardous material (blood, sharps, waste containers, etc) and laser tanks (CO2) 

• Maintain autoclave according to equipment manual and OR protocol including preparation of cleaning chemical and maintain cand clean autoclaves in a safe manner 

• Ensure that dirty case carts are transported to decontamination in a timely manner 

• Safely transports patient to the OR in a timely manner ensuring they are surgery ready upon arrival. 

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

High School diploma or equivalent preferred.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

Completion of Mercyhealth patient assistant orientation and competency required. 

Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days. 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

Must show patience and ability to remain calm. 

Ability to treat patients with dignity and respect. 

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

N/A

PAY RANGE:

$16.89 - $24.49

Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• Life & Disability Insurance

• FSA/HSA Options

• Generous, accruing paid time off

• Paid Parental and caregiver leave

• Career advancement and educational opportunities

• Tuition and certification reimbursement

• Certification Reimbursement

• Well-being Programs

• Employee Discounts

• On-Demand Pay

• Financial Education

• Annual recognition/awards events

• Partner appreciation days

• Family entertainment/attractions discount

• Community service/improvement opportunities

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At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including:

• #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50

• One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers

• A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women