Operating Room Attendant

Operating Room Attendant

Sentara is hiring an Operating Room Attendant at the Sentara Careplex Hospital in Hampton, Virginia. This is a Full-Time opportunity with great benefits. Schedule Details : 8 : 30am - 5 : 30pm. Call is required every 3rd weekend from 7 : 00am - 7 : 00 pm. Must be able to arrive to hospital within 30 minutes.

The Operating Room (OR) Attendant supports professional staff in caring for the surgical patient. This support is met through the transportation of patients from inpatient / emergency room / ICU departments to the pre-op holding area.

In addition to the transportation of patients, the OR attendant is responsible for the cleaning of the operating room suites between surgical procedures. OR attendants will support anesthesia staff both in the operating room setting as well as ancillary departments by ensuring adequate stocking of anesthesia supplies in medication carts, the cleaning of anesthesia machines, and the transportation of anesthesia machines and carts.

OR attendants will be asked to transport specimens and blood products to and from the lab as well as ensure proper stocking of various formalin containers used for specimen handling and transport. The OR attendant will assist in the positioning of surgical patients with the guidance of professional OR staff. The OR attendant will help prepare the operating room suite by the opening of sterile supplies onto the sterile field and ensuring the proper equipment is available in the room for the surgical procedure.

Qualifications :

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Heartsaver CPRAED Certification - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) RQI
• BLS within 90 days of hire.
• Environmental Service; Acute care inventory supply; and Operating room support preferred.

Benefits :

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Join a team with a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities we serve!

Sentara CarePlex Hospital, located in Hampton, VA, is a 224-bed technologically advanced, acute care facility, and Certified Primary Stroke Center. Other features include specialized services in heart and vascular, urologic care, along with advanced diagnostic and surgical capabilities, a hospitalist program, and one of the state's busiest emergency departments. We are also home to the Orthopedic Hospital at Sentara CarePlex Hospital, the area's first dedicated orthopedic hospital. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

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