Operating Room Assistant

Job Description: Operating Room Assistant

Employment Type : Full-Time, Temporary

Schedule : 40 hours per week

Shift : 8-hour Rotating

Days : 5 days per week

Location : Palo Alto CA 94304

Job Summary

The Operating Room Assistant supports nursing staff in receiving, caring for, and transporting patients to and from the perioperative area. Responsibilities include cleaning and maintaining operating room equipment, stocking supplies, transporting specimens and medical equipment, and maintaining a clean, safe environment in accordance with hospital policies and infection control standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in quality control, quality assurance, and preventive maintenance activities.
• Attend equipment and supply training sessions, evaluations, and staff meetings.
• Complete assigned duties accurately and efficiently.
• Contribute positively to the unit and department.
• Dispose of trash and linen according to hospital protocols.
• Identify and recommend cost-saving measures for supplies and resources.
• Maintain effective working relationships with staff, managers, physicians, patients, and families.
• Assist with approved patient care activities, including shave preparation, non-invasive monitoring, specimen collection, ambulation, and repositioning.
• Receive instruments and equipment from operating rooms, identify damaged items, and clean rooms and equipment according to established protocols.

Required Skills

• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced clinical environment.
• Knowledge of patient safety, confidentiality, and infection control practices.
• Ability to operate and maintain common operating room equipment and supplies.
• Basic knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency response procedures.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing assignments and work different shifts as required.
• Ability to follow hospital policies and procedures and work collaboratively with clinical teams.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.