Operating Room Attendant - UT Southwestern Medical Center : Job Details

Clements University Hospital Monday-Friday Evenings 14:30-23:00ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Job Duties

• Performs proper Operating Room decontamination procedures after each surgical procedure and as deemed necessary by surgical team. Collects and discards hospital waste using appropriate color-coded bag system. Performs duties using Standards Precautions and OSHA guidelines.
• Orders, stocks, and monitors usage of routine Operating Room Attendant supplies, blankets, surgical solutions, hair covers, shoe covers, masks, scrub, brushes, and plastic liners at designated areas throughout surgical environment.
• Transports and retrieves patients, patient floor and ICU beds, instruments, supplies, equipment, and labs to and from surgery and various other destinations throughout hospital and campus in timely and efficient manner.
• Dons sterile gloves and any necessary personal protective equipment to assist Operating Room staff with transferring, prepping, and/or positioning surgical patient. Operates standard Operating Room equipment properly, safely and efficiently.
• Responds to all reasonable requests, overhead pages, and beeps timely. Completes all on-call duties in timely and efficient manner and acts as first-line resource person to surgical team while on-call.
• Organizes and prioritizes Operating Room Attendant tasks based on surgical schedule and identified need. Performs all Operating Room Attendant duties in manner that is cost effective without compromising quality patient care.
• Participates in unit based performance improvement activities.
• Distributes Operating Room schedule throughout hospital and campus in efficient and timely manner.
• Monitors and maintains Operating Room stretchers, beds, scrub sinks, and hallways for cleanliness and safety.
• Prepares, maintains, and dissembles Operating Room Attendant utility carts on daily basis.
• Serves as technical subject matter expert, resource person, and/or preceptor to Operating Room staff and new Operating Room Attendants. Completes written clinical performance evaluations form in timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education and Experience Required

• Education High School Diploma or equivalent or graduate of formal program or documented on-job training

• Experience 1 year or greater experience is required.

• Licenses and Certifications (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to help lift patients, heavy boxes, and instrument sets.
• Work requires ability to operate basic/standard pieces of OR equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS

• Physical Demands Bending/Leaning Over Carrying Handling Lifting Standing Stooping Walking

• Working Conditions Clinical Setting Hospital Setting

PACT STATEMENT The following is the acronym, PACT , and is fundamental to all clinical positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center:

• P-Problem Solving : To achieve excellence in patient care and service, all employees are expected to take ownership in solving problems effectively, efficiently and to the satisfaction of the patient.
• A-Ability, Attitude and Appearance : In keeping with a professional healthcare environment, all employees are expected to have the ability to perform their jobs and to appear and conduct themselves in a professional and positive manner.
• C-Communications and Compassion : It is our goal that all our communications are clear, courteous, timely, and delivered with compassion, respect and appropriate confidentiality.
• T-Teamwork : In our medical environment, our patients regard every employee they encounter as a member of the Southwestern Medical Center team. Our goal is to individually work hard to contribute to our team, support our co-workers, and to achieve not only excellent patient care and service, but also a satisfying, caring environment for each other.

Security This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. EEO Statement UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.