Operating Room Attendant Evenings

Location

Type, TX | United States

Job description

Operating Room Attendant Monday-Friday 2:30 PM-11:00 PM

Why UT Southwestern? With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the sixth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. You’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

Experience and Education

• High school diploma or equivalent or graduate of formal program or documented on-job training and one to three (1-3) years or greater experience is required.
• BLS is required, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC).

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 dissambles 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. 

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

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