Surgery Assistant

Surgery Assistant Tulsa, OK Job Details Full-time 1 day ago Qualifications Collaborate with healthcare professionals Direct patient care Maintaining an organized workspace Phone communication Patient safety High school diploma or GED Surgery Decision making Medical equipment cleaning Stocking Patient interaction Clean workspace maintenance Aseptic technique Patient transport Communication skills Entry level Under 1 year Client interaction via phone calls Full Job Description Full Time Days Monday-Friday 7am-3pm

Job Summary:

The Surgery Assistant transports patients to operating rooms, assists surgeons and circulating nurses with patient positioning. This role performs environmental tasks including cleaning the operating rooms and equipment; and ensures supplies are stocked.

Minimum Education:

High School Diploma or GED. Licensure, Registration and/or

Certification:

None.

Work Experience:

0 - 6 months related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to utilize critical thinking skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to demonstrate a strong sense of personal accountability.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Performs independent procedural tasks such as transporting patients while ensuring patient safety. Assists with patient positioning and prep in a manner that demonstrates knowledge and ensures patient safety, skin integrity and sterile technique. Assists the surgical team utilizing knowledge of sterile technique to hold retractors and cameras as directed by the surgeon. Performs environmental activities to maintain a clean and orderly surgical suite. Identifies correct patient to verify specific information utilizing strong interpersonal skills/abilities.

Decision Making:

Independent judgment in making minor decisions where alternatives are limited and standard policies/protocols have been established.

Working Relationships:

Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

Special Job Dimensions:

None.

Supplemental Information:

This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties. Surgery -

Yale Campus Location:

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana. EOE Protected Veterans/Disability