Operating Room Assistant - PM Shift

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Our new vision at ThedaCare is bold, ambitious, and ignited by a shared passion to provide outstanding care. We are inspired to reinvent health care by becoming a proactive partner in health, enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do. Each of us are called to take action in delivering higher standards of care, lower costs and a healthier future for our patients, our families, our communities and our world.

At ThedaCare, our team members are empowered to be the catalyst of change through our values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility. A career means much more than excellent compensation and benefits. Our team members are supported by continued opportunities for learning and development, accessible and transparent leadership, and a commitment to work/life balance. If you're interested in joining a health care system that is changing the face of care and well-being in our community, we encourage you to explore a future with ThedaCare.

Benefits, with a whole-person approach to wellness -

• Lifestyle Engagement

• e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support

• Access & Affordability

• e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

About ThedaCare!

Summary :

UNIT DETAILS (Operating Room-Neenah Hospital):

Perioperative services is a challenging and unique area of medicine and is a little known area of nursing where we have the opportunity to care for patients at their most vulnerable.

Surgery is a fast paced, technologically advanced, challenging environment where you will have the opportunity to work side by side with exceptionally skilled and caring professionals including nurses, surgical technologists, surgeons, and anesthesiologists in a team environment to provide exceptional care to all who move through surgery.

Job Description:

SCHEDULE:

• 8 hour PM shift (11a-7p)

• No call or weekend requirement

The Operating Room Assistant is a member of the surgical care team that supports and participates in ensuring the clinical team within the operating room (department) has adequate supplies and equipment to care for patients. Supports the RN prepare for and deliver patient care within perioperative services.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1.Assists in preparing operating room, equipment, and supplies according to patient need as delegated by registered nurse to support timely delivery of patient care.

2.Assists surgical team in positioning surgical patient and holding limbs for preps to support surgical site preparation.

3.Retrievals, sets up, and returns equipment to support the delivery of patient care and maintain order and cleanliness of the departmental corridors and storage areas.

4.Participates in transportation of patients, surgical specimens, and blood products under direction of the registered nurse to assist in the progression of patient care.

5.Monitors, logs, and escalates out of range temperatures of various equipment throughout the department to meet regulatory requirements.

6.Creates stock lists and stock supplies per department standard.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or GED

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of fifty (50) pounds without assistance

• Job classification is exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

32

Scheduled FTE:

0.8

Location:

ThedaCare Regional Medical Center

• Neenah

• Neenah,Wisconsin

Overtime Exempt:

No