Massachusetts Veterans Jobs

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Rotating Shift

Description:

Come join the Operating Room team at Mercy Medical Hospital, part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family, bringing compassionate care to our communities.

Position Purpose :

The Operating Room Assistant performs various duties related to patient assistance, patient transportation and the cleaning of the operating rooms and general surgical area. Provides direct patient care to all ages of patients. Assists throughout the department to provide positive patient outcomes.

What you will do:

• Cleans and sanitizes all operating rooms, ancillary rooms, and offices within specified areas.

• Assists OR personnel with obtaining, assembling and assuring the safety of the positioning equipment used on the operating table as needed.

• When necessary, transports patients in a safe, courteous and respectful manner.

• Performs major cleaning within the department including walls, windows, high areas, corridors, and floors as instructed.

• Assists OR personnel with the set-up of operating room procedures, turnover, and terminal cleaning of rooms at the end of the day.

• Assists OR personnel with positioning of patients on the operating table as needed.

Physical and Mental requirements and Working conditions:

• Requires working with equipment weighing up to 40 pounds or performing procedures where carelessness would probably result in minor cuts, bruises or muscle pulls.

• Requires regular and routine exposure to occupational hazards or contagious disease which requires use of Universal Precautions.

• Requires ability to reach and grasp objects and ability to hear.

• Requires considerable physical effort on a consistent basis as in lifting, pulling or pushing an unyielding load (heavy, bulky, awkward, more than forty (40) pounds.

• Requires exposure to blood and various body fluids, which requires caution and use of established safety guidelines and equipment using Universal Precautions.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Education : High School diploma or equivalent required.

• Minimum one (1) year experience in a healthcare facility as an orderly or transport aide preferably in a surgical or similar environment

• Certified in CPR required or must be obtained within six (6) weeks of hire.

• Comfortable with : Repetitive Heavy lifting/pulling (Equipment and Patient transport)

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Full-Time 40 Hours (8 Hour Shift) – (Flexible Start and End) Rotating Shift

• Our Mission and Core Values

• Career growth and advancement potential

• Award-winning Patient Access Department

Ministry/Facility Information

Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our community's overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people, we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran