Operating Room Assistant
Mass General Brigham
Summary
Responsible for ensuring excellent patient care, maintaining safety standards, and providing medical assistance in the operating room.
Job description
Job Summary
Responsible for ensuring excellent patient care, maintaining safety standards, and providing medical assistance in the operating room.
Essential Functions
- Promotes a philosophy of patient/family-focused care through cordial greetings and interactions with patients, families, and hospital personnel.
- Provides hospital/unit orientation information for guests, patients, and families.
- Demonstrates an awareness of hospital systems and procedures, locations of all departments, procedure areas, and other patient services.
- Refers patients, families, and others to appropriate resources.
- Independently transports and assists in the transfer of patients.
- Properly identifies patients utilizing two approved identifiers.
- Ensures safety and support measures during patient transfers (e.g., bedrails raised, patient covered with a blanket and kept warm).
- Is aware of special precautions when transferring patients requiring precautions.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or Equivalent required. Medical Office/Hospital/Managed Care Experience 0-1 year required and Operating Room Experience 0-1 year preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Must be able to comprehend written directions for mixing cleaning supplies and ordering supplies.
- Must be aware of proper body mechanics when assisting in patient transfer and lifting of heavy objects.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with other health care members.
- Ability to work collaboratively with the surgical team.
- Must constantly be alert and attentive to progress of O.R. schedule to meet tight deadlines.
Additional Job Details
Monday - Friday 3PM-11PM
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent required
- Medical Office/Hospital/Managed Care Experience 0-1 year required
- Operating Room Experience 0-1 year preferred
- Must be able to comprehend written directions for mixing cleaning supplies and ordering supplies
- Must be aware of proper body mechanics when assisting in patient transfer and lifting of heavy objects
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with other health care members
- Ability to work collaboratively with the surgical team
- Must constantly be alert and attentive to progress of O.R. schedule to meet tight deadlines
Benefits
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Differentials
- Premiums
- Bonuses
- Recognition Programs
Company overview
Mass General Brigham is one of the largest integrated healthcare delivery systems in the United States, formed through the merger of Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, this academic medical center system operates multiple hospitals, specialty facilities, and community health centers throughout New England. The organization is renowned for its world-class patient care, cutting-edge medical research, and comprehensive medical education programs. As a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham trains the next generation of healthcare professionals while advancing medical science through groundbreaking research initiatives. The system provides a full continuum of healthcare services, from primary care and preventive medicine to complex specialty treatments and emergency services. With a focus on innovation and patient-centered care, Mass General Brigham consistently ranks among the top hospital systems in the nation for clinical excellence and research output.