Operating Room Assistant

Operating Room Assistant

Janesville, WI

Full Time

The O.R. Service Assistant is responsible for assigned nursing tasks, processing of supplies, maintenance and transportation of equipment/supplies and for housekeeping duties in the O.R. Suite.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides patient care activities as assigned and per routine, according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures.
• Performs skills classified under sterile technique with supervision of a ORA (Level 2 or higher), Scrub Tech, or RN to determine correct sterility.
• Examples including by not limited to, retractor, limb and camera holding under physician direction. Sterile supply opening and surgical skin preparation.
• Answers call lights in a timely manner.
• Documents care activities provided according to standards.
• Maintains a clean work and patient environment.
• Maintains supplies, including stocking and ordering new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies.
• Floats to various units based on identified needs.
• Participates in department or unit quality improvement activities.

Education and Experience

High School diploma or equivalent.

Certification and Licensure

Completion of Mercyhealth patient assistant orientation/competency required.
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.

Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:

* Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.

* Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.

* Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.

* Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.

* Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.

* Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.