Cross Functional Associate, Wexford, Full Time
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GENERAL OVERVIEW
Assists in the delivery of patient care in the operating room.
Performs procedures under the direction of the Charge Nurse or RN, provides equipment resources to cases, assists with environmental services, transports items to support patient care and communicates the needs of the patient, by performing the following duties.
May assists charge nurse in acquisition of equipment for upcoming cases.
Communicates with vendors, Wexford Hospital and OR and with other facilities for supplies and equipment.
Communicates to pre-op staff and patients/families regarding delays in the Operating Room
Anticipates equipment needs based on scheduled cases and transports equipment to and from the OR as needed.
Orders and stocks department cleaning supplies and equipment.
Orders and stocks department linen supplies.
Maintains adequate supply of blankets in blanket warmer.
Stocks center core scrub areas with scrub brushes, scrub solutions, nail cleaners, and paper towels.
Responds to patient emergencies and assists nursing and physician staff as directed.
Performs daily cleaning of OR rooms between patients, ensuring clean environment for all surgical patients.
Inspects OR after cleaning for any remaining body fluid or debris.
Cleans debris from OR floor and hallway.
Sets up each OR after terminal cleaning in preparation to receive the next patient.
This involves inspecting each OR to ensure appropriate furniture and equipment is available in the room, returning OR furniture to appropriate location within the room, ensuring suction canisters are available for use, and providing adequate stock of cleaning supplies and trash and linen bags for the next day.
Provide daily cleaning of OR support areas such as anesthesia office, locker rooms and lounges, office areas, and restroom facilities.
Completes monthly cleaning duties.
Cleans equipment before transport into or out of the OR.
Provides weekly thorough cleaning of transport carts.
Completes daily inventory of transport carts.
Initiates search for those not available.
Transports frozen sections and other specimens requiring immediate transport to the lab.
Double checks the patient label to ensure correct identification of the patient before removing specimen from the room.
Responds quickly to pages from assigned rooms.
Assists the care team in moving patients to and from the operating room table.
Assists the RN with patient prepping by holding patient's limb for RN to prep.
Obtains blood and blood products from Blood