Operating Room Assistant - Boise

About the role

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Day Shift

Position Summary & Highlights

We are now hiring for an Operating Room (OR) Assistant at our Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise (I-184 and Curtis Road)!

Our dedicated team of surgeons utilize the most advanced technology to deliver the highest quality of care for all types of patients including the critically ill and injured with the only Level II Trauma Center in the region.

OR Assistants are primarily responsible for housekeeping duties within surgical services. They are also responsible for transporting supplies and equipment and preparing case carts.

Schedule/Shift

• Five - 8 hr shifts/week
• 10:30 AM - 7 PM
• One - 8hr call shift (every six weeks, helping support weekend or holiday)

Orientation/Training

• Flexible based on availability. It is highly recommended to orientate and train at least 2 - 3 days/week, until you are fully trained.
• Orientation can be 6 - 8 weeks and new hires are trained in all three service areas (Ortho, Neuro, and General).
• You will meet with the OR Educators typically your first week. They train on equipment, positioning, and body mechanics.

What You Will Do

• Support staff by preparing case carts that include all necessary surgery supplies, suture, and equipment based on surgeon's preference.
• Clean and turnover operating rooms including all equipment, bed, floor, appliances, and overhead lights in the ORs or that were used on the particular cases.
• Transport dirty case carts to decontamination area and sends to Sterile Processing on dirty elevator. Logs in specimens and places in appropriate area.
• Transport supplies, specimens, x-rays, blood products, and beds.
• Provide necessary articles for transport, including oxygen tanks, monitors, patient charts, documents, and supplies, and transport recovery beds or patient beds to appropriate rooms.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience working in housekeeping, central supply or surgery transportation preferred.
• Knowledge of surgical instrumentation and supplies preferred.

Highlights and Benefits

• When Saint Alphonsus takes care of you, you can take better care of our patients.
• We foster personal and professional growth and offer opportunities that empower our colleagues to develop their careers.
• Our belief in work-life balance compliments the natural beauty, diverse landscapes, and outdoor recreation lifestyle that is unique to Idaho and Oregon.

• We offer market-competitive pay, generous PTO, and multiple options for comprehensive benefits that begin on day one.
• Benefits for your future include retirement planning and matching, college savings plans for your family, and multiple life insurance plans that can change as your needs develop.
• We are proud to offer Employee Assistance Programs, tuition reimbursement, and educational opportunities to help you learn and grow.

Saint Alphonsus Facility Information

Saint Alphonsus Health System is a faith-based ministry and not-for-profit health system serving Idaho, Oregon, and northern Nevada communities. The health system boasts 4 hospitals, 609 licensed beds, and 73 clinic locations. Through innovative technologies, compassionate staff, and healing environments, Saint Alphonsus' goal is to improve the health and well-being of people by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, physician-led, innovative, and community-based.

• Top 15 Health Systems in the country by IBM Watson Health;
• The region’s most advanced Trauma Center (Level II);
• Commission on Cancer Accredited Program through demonstrating an uncompromising commitment to improving patient survival and quality of life.