The salary range for this position is $20.35 - $20.35 (Hourly Rate)

Placement within the salary range is dependent on several factors such as relevant work experience and internal equity. For positions represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range is guided by the rules outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.

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Description

Schedule: This rotating, full-time position will require working on weekends, various shifts, and providing holiday coverage as needed by the department. The orientation schedule will vary between 7:00am-3:30pm, 3:00pm-11:30pm, and 11:00pm-7:30am for the experience. After orientation, the permanent shift will be Sundays 3:00pm-11:30pm, and Mondays through Thursdays 1:00pm-9:30pm. This position is full-time, 40 hours per week, 1.0 FTE.

The Operating Room Assistant reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

As a member of the surgical team; provides support services to the surgical patient, and OR team.  The ORA is responsible for transporting patients post operatively from the recovery room to Same Day Surgery and direct from the OR to nursing units as assigned.  The ORA is responsible for additional functions including assisting in general cleaning, movement of equipment, specimen and blood products transport and assisting with patient care.  This position promotes efficiency in the operating room for our surgical patients and the OR team.         

Responsibilities:

Surgical Specimens & Blood Products

Transports specimens from OR to universal tube system and tubes to appropriate locationLogs each surgical pathology specimen into pathology log book recording time transported and initialsResponsible for specimen service requests sent by means of specimen pager in Feinberg OR  Responds to specimen pick-up requests immediatelyFaxitron specimens are picked up from the OR and walked to radiology immediately for processingPerforms daily specimen reconciliation with pathology staff and reports for quality managementReceives blood products via universal tube system and direct from blood bank and places in blood refrigerator and delivers to OR suite as directed adhering to our reconciliation communication processPicks up and returns blood refrigerator to and from blood bank as directedWalks all surgical pathology tissue specimens direct from OR to path lab; logs in book and performs handoff

CSS Responsibilities

Transports soiled case carts to soiled lift and sends to CSS for re-sterilizationOperates clean case cart lift and removes clean case carts and instruments and delivers to appropriate OR suites

Surgical Patient & Belongings Transport

Transports surgical patientsAssists in OR with patient lifting, positioning, and transfer as directed by nursing staffDelivers SDS patient belongings to correct patient in recovery room and to nursing units as necessary

Equipment/Supplies

Transports lasers, microscopes, and other OR equipment from storage areas, down multiple corridors to the appropriate OR suite and returns to equipment storage when no longer neededObtains supplies from warehouse pod cart and delivers to OR roomsConsistently and frequently refills warmers with blankets and irrigation solutions to maintain supplyReplenishes scrub brushes, masks, and goggles as needed to maintain supply      Exchanges empty O2 tanks to full tanks as necessary on all patient stretchers and beds when below 1-PSIMoves clean total joint/bariatric/clinitron and specialty beds from various locations and places outside of OR suites intra-operatively as directed and notifies control desk coordinator when task completedTwists, stoops and bends to clean surgical stretchers as needed and thoroughly clean M-W-FOperates copier and copies 4am surgical schedules as per 4am schedule listCleans each patient stretcher as necessaryPerforms intra-op linen change on each stretcher outside of operating roomsDocks Neptune suction machine after each usePicks-up and returns supplies from other departments as neededIdentifies, isolates, communicates, and documents broken equipment for repair being specific as to identify the malfunctionInventories/reports/replenishes forms when form levels are low in PODPlaces equipment inside and outside of OR suite for next day first casesAssists in readiness and assembly of surgical supplies and room setup

Communications

Demonstrates clear and logical thinking skillsAbility to make good sound patient first decisionsRequires basic reading and writing skills for understanding and documentation purposesTake and receive directions from CDC and nursing staffs in delivery and promotion of quality servicesDemonstrates daily flexibility to perform tasks when interacting with control desk and nursing staffsMaintains communication link with CDC by communicating completion of assigned tasks, delays, changes, and other pertinent information for relay to OR teamORA must respond to Expediter “ORA” light in timely mannerThe ORA will interact and communicate with the ORSC or charge nurse of the POD who will dispense pod specific duties as summarized in this documentDaily breaks and lunches will be assigned based on workflow with input form the ORSC and communicated to the shift RC/managerThe nursing charge person or ORSC will be identified to the ORA by means of the pod grease board and to the department RC on a daily basisThe ORA documents their name and pager number on POD grease board daily

Pager Responsibilities

ORA staff must respond immediately when paged ORA staff pager number and name must be recorded on the grease board in pod area daily by ORA staff

Other Duties/Responsibilities

Demonstrates pro-active approach to achieve work completionAbility to get along with other team members and charge staffsAssists in the surgical patients pre-operative skin prepPrecepts new employees in the performance of job responsibilitiesAdheres to universal tube system standards when operating system and utilizes downtime procedure as necessaryMust be able to walk and stand for entire shiftORA supports other pods to promote quality services and productivityORA staff assists and initiates between case cleaning when necessaryMaintains a clean and orderly work environmentUpon completion of all rooms in assigned pod, the ORA is to report their availability to the shift RC/manager for re-assignmentORA records and time stamps all activity performed onto ORA log/trip sheet for each shift workedThis position requires the ORA staff to be on-callPerforms other duties as assigned

Availability

Demonstrates regular and reliable attendance

Additional Functions                                                  

Provides assistance with case setup for assigned rooms

Qualifications

Required:

High School graduateBLS (Provider) through the American Heart AssociationPhysical Demand Requirement:Physical demands required for this role include lift/carry up to 60 pounds and a push/pull force up to 50 pounds

Preferred:

Previous hospital experience preferred in transport or Environmental Service

Demonstrates excellent Customer service friendly skills

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

If we offer you a job, we will perform a background check that includes a review of any criminal convictions. A conviction does not disqualify you from employment at Northwestern Medicine. We consider this on a case-by-case basis and follow all state and federal guidelines.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.