City/State
Norfolk, VA
Overview
Work Shift
Rotating (United States of America)
Sentara is hiring an Operating Room Attendant for the Cardiac OR at Sentara's Heart Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia.
Shift: Full Time (40-hours)
Hours: 9a-5:30p and 11a-7:30p
Qualifications:
- HSD/GED Required
- Operating room setting experience who understands sterility within the surgical setting strongly preferred
- Hospital supply inventory experience strongly preferred
- Hospital patient experience (care partners, transporters) strongly preferred
- Experience in a hospital environment and interacting with patients preferred
- Hospital ESD experience preferred
Hospital Overview
Sentara Heart Hospital is the region's first and only dedicated heart hospital, consistently ranking among the nation's top 50 heart programs in the U.S. News & World Report's annual hospital rankings.
The cardiothoracic operating room is part of the surgical services team that treats open-heart patients. We handle 8+ OR cases daily.
WHO SENTARA IS
Sentara is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering more than 500 sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE (Elder Care), home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara "Employer of Choice" for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!
Benefits: Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Sick, Parental and Caregiver Leave, Educational Assistance, Emergency Back-Up Care, and other family benefits, a 401k/403B with matching funds, 401a, Performance Plus Bonus, Career Advancement Opportunities, Work Perks, and more.
Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth.
We welcome you to be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!
Keywords: Talroo - Allied Health. OR. Anesthesia. Patient Transport. OR Tech. ESD. Environmental Services. Operating Room. OR Sanitation.
Job Summary
The Operating Room (OR) Attendant supports professional staff in caring for the surgical patient. This support includes the transportation of patients from inpatient/emergency room/ICU departments to the pre-op holding area. In addition, 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, cleaning of anesthesia machines, and the transportation of anesthesia machines and carts. OR attendants will also transport specimens and blood products to and from the lab, ensuring 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 and help prepare the operating room suite by opening sterile supplies onto the sterile field and ensuring the proper equipment is available in the room for the surgical procedure.
Qualifications:
HS - High School Grad or Equivalent (Required)
Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) RQI, Heartsaver CPR/AED Certification - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) RQI
Skills
Communication
Sentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its 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.
In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.
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