EVS Professional - OR

The O.R. Environmental Services Attendant performs technical duties assuring that optimal cleanliness is obtained to control and reduce the possibility of cross-infection of the surgical patients and personnel in the OR/RR Department.  In this specialty area, the housekeeping personnel receive appropriate training, allowing them to perform some duties that may differ from other departments.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Prepare solutions in A.M.
• Prepare O.R. Suite prior to first case.
• Assist staff in O.R. Suite after completion of each case.
• Perform between-case clean-up.
• Prepare the O.R. for the next case.
• Perform housekeeping duties between cases and as time permits.
• Assist with other O.R. duties such as maintaining supplies, assisting with transfer, or discharging of patients.
• Terminally clean operating rooms after completion of all scheduled cases.
• Answer telephone when no one else is free to do so.
• Adhere to Standard Precautions and Infection Control Practices.
• Assists with patient transport to and from the OR
• Perform related duties not listed therein but deemed in the best interest of the hospital.
• Attend mandatory in-services annually.
• Work as a member of the Nursing Department to help reinforce a culture of safety in the Nursing Department and organization wide.
• Perform daily checks to ensure proper functioning of equipment while maintaining the log.
• Perform and maintain competency in cleaning of endoscopes.