Operating Room Assistant
Palo Alto, CA
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs
Referral Bonus

Operating Room Assistant

Location: Palo Alto, California
Schedule: Nights, rotating shifts
Contract length: 13 weeks
Hours: 40 per week

Overview

Assists nursing staff with receiving, caring for, and transporting patients in the perioperative area. Also supports cleaning, stocking, equipment handling, and related patient care tasks.

Required Qualifications

• Surgical Technician experience within the last year
• Patient Care Tech experience
• High school diploma or GED

Key Responsibilities

• Transport and receive patients, equipment, supplies, blood products, and specimens
• Support patient care tasks such as shave preps, non-invasive monitoring, specimen collection, ambulating, and repositioning
• Clean rooms and equipment, dispose of trash and linen, and maintain a safe work environment
• Practice aseptic techniques and follow infection control policies
• Participate in quality control, quality assurance, preventive maintenance, and quality improvement activities
• Assist with stocking, supplies, equipment, and unit or department support tasks
• Work with clinical educator to orient new staff members and cross-train to select anesthesia technician functions

Additional Job Expectations

• Flexible with assignments and different shifts if required
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with diverse cultural backgrounds
• Strong customer service, problem-solving, confidentiality, and teamwork skills
• Able to learn new equipment and procedures quickly
• Knowledge of CPR methods, common operating room equipment and supplies, patient record protocols, and emergency response role