Operating Room Assistant Ii, Or, Staff Relief-Days, Mhw: Mhw - Operating Room

ATTENTION: Shift hours will vary.

Summary

Creates a sanitary, safe environment and enhances the appearance of the OR.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Stocks supplies in surgical suites as necessary or designated.
• Assist with moving surgical equipment.
• Cleans OR surgical suites and other assigned areas daily, including collecting and removing trash, changing linens and sanitizing all surfaces.
• Assist nurse with providing basic patient care.

Essential

Competencies and skills:

• STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR: Acts in a manner that supports the standards of communication, respect, privacy, and teamwork by demonstrating a commitment to professional and ethical conduct.
• RESPONDING TO CHANGE: Accepts change and adapts in a positive and productive manner; handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as an opportunity for growth.
• TEAM WORK: Contributes to fullest potential to achieve team goals.
• ORGANIZATION SKILLS: Organizes work to achieve maximum efficiency.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: Accepts ownership of job roles and specific assignments/goals; works independently, takes responsibility for own actions; admits mistakes and judgment errors; and accepts constructive feedback. Connects personal work results to the accomplishment of team and organizational goals.
• PROBLEM SOLVING: Ability to identify, analyze and effectively solve problems.
• ACCURACY: Completes work assignments within established quality and/or quantity standards.
• PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE: "Provides Patient and Family Centered Care to patients, families, visitors and internal customers"
• CUSTOMER SERVICE: Demonstrates commitment to service excellence by promptly addressing internal/external customer issues/requests, resolving concerns while maintaining a professional image and behavior to build and enhance the patient/family/customer experience.

Education

Essential:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Credentials

Essential:

• BLS Certification

Other Information

Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, effective communications skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Required Work Experience: 1 year experience required.

Essential

Working conditions:

• Kneeling 80.00%
• Hazardous Noise 40.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Dust 60.00%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm 80.00%
• Sitting 40.00%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces 80.00%
• Extreme Heat/Cold 60.00%
• Potential for Physical Assault 80.00%
• Bio hazardous Waste 80.00%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes 80.00%
• Depth Perception 80.00%
• Audible Speech 80.00%
• Domestic Animals 60.00%
• Hearing Acuity 80.00%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Squatting 80.00%
• Seeing - Near 80.00%
• Hazardous Chemicals 60.00%
• Heating Devices 80.00%
• Keyboard Entry 80.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Smelling Acuity 80.00%
• Distinguish Color 80.00%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens 80.00%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory 40.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Computer Monitor 60.00%
• Potential Electric Shock 60.00%
• Bending and Stooping 80.00%
• Climbing 60.00%
• Laser/High Intensity Lights 80.00%
• Seeing - Far 80.00%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg 80.00%
• Standing 40.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals 60.00%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids 80.00%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater 80.00%
• Latex 60.00%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion 80.00%
• Fire Risk 80.00%
• Needles/Sharp Objects 80.00%
• Running 40.00%
• Reaching 80.00%
• Moving Mechanical Parts 80.00%
• Walking 80.00%

Organizational Profile

Memorial Hospital West opened in 1992 with 100 beds to serve the growing population of western Broward. Today, the hospital has 384 beds and is one of the busiest and most technologically advanced in the region.

Memorial Hospital West’s Many Respected Specialty Programs Include

• Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, including Broward County’s first adult inpatient autologous transplant unit
• Adult and Pediatric Emergency Departments
• Women’s Services
• Memorial Cancer Institute
• Bariatric/Weight-Loss Surgery Program
• Medical and Surgical Services
• Memorial Rehabilitation Institute
• Memorial Neuroscience Institute
• Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute
• The Family Birthplace

Truven Health Analytics and Modern Healthcare magazine named Memorial Hospital West one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals in 2013 and 2014 – and the hospital has been consistently recognized by The Leapfrog Group with an “A” Ranking for Patient Safety.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.