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Job Summary
Summary
The Operating Room (OR) Clinical Associate is responsible for assisting the surgical team with direct and indirect patient care. The OR Clinical Associate functions as a member of the surgical team under direct supervision of registered peri-operative nurses, surgical technicians, and anesthesiologists. Job functions include patient transport, equipment and supply preparation, opening sterile supplies, instrument sterilization, specimen transport, room turnover, errands and housekeeping responsibilities.
The OR Clinical Associate provides critical support to the Endoscopy department utilizing their experience in procurement activities and supply replenishment workflows to provide expertise in supply management for the Endoscopy Suites Duties may also include the daily procurement, receiving, breakdown, distribution and stocking of specialty supplies used in assigned clinical services.
This position is part of the 1199SEIU Bargaining Unit at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.
This position reports to the Director, Surgical Services and operates within established organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Essential Functions
Must be able to effectively interact appropriately to an individual's intellectual level and physical ability.
Pediatric
Adolescent
Adult
Geriatric
-Understand the surgical environment and apply Standard Precautions.
-Demonstrate safe patient care for surgical patients.
-Maintain patient confidentiality.
-Participate in Process Improvement activities.
-Transport patients according to policy safety guidelines.
-Move OR equipment as needed.
-Clean equipment and return to correct storage location.
-Assist with Central Sterile Processing and Operating Room cleaning.
-Clean suction canisters.
-Create and maintains a sterile field.
-Open sterile supplies onto the sterile field.
-Assist putting sterile supplies away.
-Restock sterile OR room supplies from supply list.
-Obtain necessary equipment, sterile supplies, and positioning aides according to preference cards.
-Check and record refrigerator temperature and report discrepancies.
-Perform direct patient care as requested by the circulation RN, surgical technician, or anesthesiologist.
-Direct patient care includes but is not limited to: hair removal, assisting with applying basic monitoring devices, assisting with patient positioning, lifting, and transferring.
-Assist with OR room turnover between cases that includes but is not limited to furniture and floor disinfection, waste disposal including biohazards materials, and OR table reassembly and make-up for next patient.
-Restock non-sterile equipment and linens between cases.
-Run errands, deliver specimens, and relay messages as requested.
-Serve as team equipment technician for preliminary set-up and maintenance.
-Assist with the placement of monitoring lines.
-Act as a preceptor for new staff; provide input to orientation to the unit for new staff.
-Maintain established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, confidentiality, quality improvement program, safety, compliance, and environmental standards.
-Meet annual competency and retraining requirements.
-Maintain professional growth and development through attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences or in-services, professional affiliations, or journals to stay abreast of current trends in field of expertise.
-Attend meetings as required.
-Perform other functions/duties as requested.
-Run errands, deliver endoscopes to and from SPD and relay messages as requested.
-Duties may also include the daily procurement, receiving, breakdown, distribution and stocking of specialty supplies used in assigned clinical services.
Responsible for all storage locations within their assigned geography; responsible for the arrangement, storage, organization, maintenance, and curation of products stored within assigned locations.
Works closely with clinical colleagues to forecast supply needs and communicates specialty or high priority needs to Endoscopy team.
Reviews par levels of on-hand inventory for assigned areas, measuring quantities for each product.
Communicates ordering needs for specific products to department colleagues, including quantity and deadlines.
Able to place requisitions in eBuy for outside orders if needed.
Proactively communicates updates on product movement, including delays in delivery and confirmation of delivery.
Receives shipments of specialty supplies, verifying receipts against requests and reports discrepancies to leadership.
Maintains assigned product locations, including labels, signage, and appropriate storage bin sizing.
Escalates recommendations for par level edits based on product movement.
Responsible for de-casing assigned specialty product orders in breakdown areas, removing all cardboard to preserve a clean environment.
Handles and distributes specialty supplies safely to maintain sterile product integrity.
Assists with the stocking of assigned specialty supplies in designated supply locations.
Replenishes supply locations using FIFO (First In, First Out-rotational) procedure to avoid stockpiling and ensure sterility of product.
Consistently check for outdates and removes expired products from supply locations.
Gathers unused specialty supplies and returns them to their designated stock locations.
Assist with the monitoring of overstock storage areas and restock depleted stock locations accordingly.
Maintain overall tidiness, cleanliness and good order in assigned supply locations; ensures items are properly shelved.
Maintain established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, confidentiality, quality
improvement program, safety, compliance, and environmental standards.
Meet annual competency and retraining requirements.
Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards.
Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Licenses and Credentials
Experience
One year of clinical experience in a hospital with OR experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Physical Requirements

Standing Frequently (34-66%)

Walking Frequently (34-66%)

Sitting Occasionally (3-33%)

Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device)

Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs

Pushing Occasionally (3-33%)

Pulling Occasionally (3-33%)

Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)

Balancing Frequently (34-66%)

Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)

Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%)

Crouching Occasionally (3-33%)

Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)

Reaching Frequently (34-66%)

Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)

Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)

Feeling Constantly (67-100%)

Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)

Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)

Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)

Talking Constantly (67-100%)

Hearing Constantly (67-100%)

Remote Type
Onsite
Work Location
30 Locust Street
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Employee Type
Regular
Work Shift
Rotating (United States of America)
Pay Range
$18.25 - $25.38/Hourly
Grade
SC2C24
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