Beth Israel Lahey Health - Boston, MA
posted 4 days ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Boston, MA
Ambulatory Health Care Services
About the position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. The East Campus OR cares for patients undergoing Gynecology, General, Urology, Robotics, Oncology, Orthopedics (Joint Replacements, Sports medicine, and Oncology), Ophthalmology, ENT, Plastic, and Interventional Pulmonology surgical procedures. The unit is staffed Monday through Friday 7:00 am - 9:30 pm. No weekends or holidays are required at this time.
Responsibilities
- Communicates with patients/families, management and members of the healthcare team clearly and courteously.
- Helps to facilitate a cooperative and positive work environment.
- Cross-covers for UCO during absences (PACU only).
- Transports patients as directed, maintaining a conscious regard for their comfort and safety.
- Assists nurse in patient care by lifting and positioning patients.
- May assist with other patient care tasks, as directed, (i.e. preps).
- Provides assistance to nursing staff during patient admission/discharge by anticipating needs.
- Transports patients to and from inpatient units with assistance or independently.
- Accompanies outpatients to lobby and waits with them until their transportation arrives.
- Transports patients to other parts of the hospital as required.
- Picks up and delivers medications/specimens as directed.
- Cleans patients' equipment including: monitors, cables and specialty equipment.
- Assists in manpower support for moves, special set-ups and any other occasion when a larger than normal group is needed.
- Restocking of supplies on unit including bedside cards, infusion, epidural, and PCA pumps from the distribution center.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED required.
- 0-1 years related work experience required.
- Basic familiarity with computers.
- Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
Benefits
- $2,000 sign on bonus for OR Attendants.
- Bonus to be paid out in 2 installments as long as employee is within good standing.
