Operating Room Assistant Resume Samples

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J Grady
Janessa
Grady
35661 Hudson Cliff
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Experience Experience
Phoenix, AZ
Operating Room Assistant
Phoenix, AZ
Cruickshank Group
Phoenix, AZ
Operating Room Assistant
  • Participates in continuous improvement process
  • Reports malfunctioning equipment to the Clinical Manager in a timely manner
  • Performs pre-operative surgical preps (i.e. wash site and hair clipping)
  • Assists with transporting, prepping, and positioning surgical patients
  • Verifies integrity of sterile packaging and sterilization indicators and open sterile supplies and instruments using aseptic technique
  • Properly identifies patients utilizing 2 approved identifiers
  • Promotes a philosophy of patient/family focused care through cordial greeting and interactions with patient, families and hospital personnel
present
Philadelphia, PA
Operating Room Assistant
Philadelphia, PA
Kris-Wolf
present
Philadelphia, PA
Operating Room Assistant
present
  • Creates stock lists, obtain and stock O.R. scrub sink, set-up rooms, work stations and autoclave areas (i.e. face masks, soap, paper work, etc.)
  • Carry out standard duties which are within scope (i.e. hold limbs, assist in positioning patients)
  • Wash furniture and make up O.R. beds
  • Is aware of proper body mechanics when assisting in patient transfer and lifting of heavy objects
  • Provides hospital/unit orientation information for guest, patients and families
  • Independently transports and assists in the transfer of patients of all age group, adolescence through geriatric
  • Assists with draping the patient, ensuring protection of eyes and minimizing pressure to body parts
Education Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Portland State University
Bachelor’s Degree
Skills Skills
  • Promotes a philosophy of patient/family focused care through cordial greeting and interactions with patient, families and hospital personnel
  • Provides hospital/unit orientation information for guest, patients and families
  • Demonstrates an awareness of hospital systems and procedures, location 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 of all age group, adolescence through geriatric
  • Properly identifies patients utilizing 2 approved identifiers
  • Ensures safety and support measures in patient transfer ( i.e. bedrails raised, patient covered with blanket and warm)
  • Is aware of special precautions in transferring patients with precautions
  • Is aware of proper body mechanics when assisting in patient transfer and lifting of heavy objects
  • Clean Rooms (operating rooms, induction rooms, set-up areas, autoclave areas, scrub sink areas)
  • Remove suction containers and equipment, laundry bags, trash bags
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Operating Room Assistant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Promotes a philosophy of patient/family focused care through cordial greeting and interactions with patient, families and hospital personnel
  • Provides hospital/unit orientation information for guest, patients and families
  • Demonstrates an awareness of hospital systems and procedures, location 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 of all age group, adolescence through geriatric
  • Properly identifies patients utilizing 2 approved identifiers
  • Ensures safety and support measures in patient transfer ( i.e. bedrails raised, patient covered with blanket and warm)
  • Is aware of special precautions in transferring patients with precautions
  • Is aware of proper body mechanics when assisting in patient transfer and lifting of heavy objects
  • Clean Rooms (operating rooms, induction rooms, set-up areas, autoclave areas, scrub sink areas)
  • Remove suction containers and equipment, laundry bags, trash bags
  • Wash furniture and make up O.R. beds
  • Clean off blood from surfaces (i.e. walls, equipment, etc.)
  • Clean floors
  • Exchanges full biohazardous needle / medication waste / chemotherapy / sealed sources of radiation and radioisotopes.)
  • Anticipates and is attentive to progress of O.R. schedule, has supplies ready for immediate use in order to meet tight deadlines of following cases
  • Keep the corridors clean and free of trash and debris
  • Assist in retrieval, moving, set-up and return of specialized equipment and instrumentation, (i.e., fracture table preparation, ICU beds, foot pedals, intact electrical cords; anesthesia carts etc.)
  • Delivery of specimens to labs (i.e. microbiology, cytology, pathology, etc.)
  • Collect and log specimens from refrigerators
  • Retrieving, delivery and return of blood products
  • Utilizes patient identifiers when retrieving blood products
  • Ensures proper hand off of products to OR staff
  • Creates stock lists, obtain and stock O.R. scrub sink, set-up rooms, work stations and autoclave areas (i.e. face masks, soap, paper work, etc.)
  • Distribute linen
  • Carry out duties that are “service specific” (i.e. PACU, Amigo, Interventional Radiology etc.)
  • Reporting broken stretchers, beds equipment etc. – filling out equipment repair sheet and taking broken stretchers out of circulation
  • Carry out standard duties which are within scope (i.e. hold limbs, assist in positioning patients)
  • The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients (all age groups) served in the Perioperative area and Operating Rooms
  • Performs pre-operative surgical preps (i.e. wash site and hair clipping)
  • High school graduate or equivalent
  • Able to read, understand and write English
  • Successful completion of Hospital Orientation
  • Successful completion of Departmental Orientation and Training
  • Must be able to lift 40lbs. Independently
  • Must be able to push stretcher independently with patient weighing up to 250lbs
  • 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
  • Must possess interpersonal skills sufficient to interact effectively with other health care members
  • Must constantly be alert and attentive to progress of O.R. schedule to meet tight deadlines of following cases
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Operating Room Assistant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Maintains a clean and safe physical environment for patients and staff
  • Responsible for between case cleaning, terminal cleaning and assisting with room turnovers
  • Assists in transporting and/or positioning of patients
  • Executes proper use, care and handling of equipment and supplies
  • Transports supplies and specimens to the operating rooms, sterile processing department, laboratory, Pathology, and x-ray departments as required
  • Maintains appropriate stock levels in assigned areas
  • Maintains effective relationships with co-workers, staff, and physicians while adhering to the Perioperative Services Policies and Procedures
  • Performs other related duties as directed
  • N/A
  • Minimum of one (1) year of hospital, operating room orderly assistant or attendant experience preferred
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Operating Room Assistant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Monitor room temperature between 20 degrees and 24 degrees C (68 degrees and 75.2 degrees F) and reports variances, relative humidity between 20% and 60% and reports variances, monitor and maintain laminar airflow
  • Assists with draping the patient, ensuring protection of eyes and minimizing pressure to body parts
  • Properly processes items for immediate use sterilization per policy
  • Verifies integrity of sterile packaging and sterilization indicators and open sterile supplies and instruments using aseptic technique
  • Maintains OR supply inventory and linen
  • Places specimens in appropriate container for transport
  • High school graduate or equivalency required
  • Experience: Previous healthcare experience preferred
  • Effective Communication Skills