Stock Clerk / Operating Room Attendant

Description

LOS Surgery Center

Job Description: Stock Clerk/Operating Room Attendant

Title

Stock Clerk/ OR Attendant

Main function

The Stock Clerk / OR Attendant provides essential non-clinical support to the surgical center by maintaining the efficient flow, stocking, organization, and disposal of supplies and materials throughout the facility. The primary function of this position is to receive and unpack deliveries, stock supplies in designated areas, maintain organized supply and storage locations, remove cardboard and general waste, and provide routine supply support to the Operating Room and Preop/PACU departments.

This position performs scheduled rounds throughout the workday to proactively identify stocking, supply, and waste-removal needs and is expected to complete assigned responsibilities independently and without repeated prompting. The Stock Clerk/Operating Room Attendant works closely with Materials Management and clinical departments to help ensure supplies are readily available, work areas remain organized and free of unnecessary clutter, and the surgical center maintains a safe, clean, and efficient environment for patient care.

Duties and

Responsibilities

1. Philosophy

• Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives
• Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures
• Follows the facility’s standards for ethical business conduct
• Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties
• Participates in facility committees, meetings, in-services, and activities
• Seeks out additional assignments and duties

2. Work Quality

• Performs duties in an accurate and organized manner
• Adheres to policies and procedures in performance of duties
• Ensures knowledge of job and asks questions when unsure
• Completes duties within appropriate timeframes

3. Personal Attributes

• Shows initiative and dependability including punctuality and attendance
• Displays good judgment
• Cooperates and is flexible
• Follows appropriate dress code presenting a professional image

4. Customer Service

• Fosters a culture of outstanding patient service showing courtesy in interactions with patients, physicians and co-workers
• Presents good telephone skills 
• Responds promptly to patient needs and co-worker requests

5. Communication and Teamwork

• Expected to be a positive and responsible team member with a good attitude
• Presents good oral and written communication (documentation) skills

6. Professional Competence

• Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences
• Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff
• Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities
• Welcomes suggestions and recommendations

7. Duties & Responsibilities

Receiving & Stocking

• Receive deliveries and assist with unloading supplies as needed. 
• Unbox delivered supplies and remove external shipping materials before supplies are moved into designated clean/clinical storage areas. 
• Verify items are delivered to the appropriate department or storage location. 
• Stock supplies in designated locations throughout the OR, Preop/PACU, and other assigned areas. 
• Rotate stock using first-expire, first-out (FEFO) practices when applicable. 
• Maintain organized, neat, and accessible supply areas. 
• Notify Materials Management of low stock, damaged products, incorrect deliveries, or other supply concerns. 
• Assist with routine inventory counts and physical inventory as assigned. 
• Assist with labeling and organization of carts, shelves, bins, and supply locations. 

Cardboard, Trash & Environmental Support

• Break down cardboard boxes promptly after deliveries are unpacked. 
• Transport cardboard to the designated recycling or disposal area. 
• Collect and transport general trash from the OR and Preop/PACU to the facility dumpster at designated times and as needed. 
• Replace trash liners as assigned. 
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of receiving, loading, cardboard, and waste-holding areas. 
• Follow facility procedures for handling regular waste and ensure regulated medical/biohazardous waste is handled only according to established policy. 
• Keep hallways, exits, receiving areas, and supply pathways free of boxes, trash, and other obstructions. 

Operating Room Support

• Assist with restocking OR supplies between cases and at the beginning/end of the workday. 
• Replenish commonly used supplies in OR rooms, cores, and designated storage areas. 
• Transport unopened supplies and equipment to appropriate areas when requested. 
• Assist OR staff with non-clinical room preparation and supply needs. 
• Remove general waste and soiled linen from designated areas according to facility procedure. 
• Assist with maintaining orderly OR hallways, supply areas, and equipment storage locations. 
• Respond promptly to requests for supplies or other non-clinical support during operating hours. 

Preop/PACU Support

• Restock designated supplies in Preop and PACU. 
• Transport general trash to the designated disposal location. 
• Remove cardboard and packaging materials from supply areas. 
• Assist with maintaining clean, uncluttered supply and storage areas. 
• Retrieve and deliver supplies as requested by Preop/PACU staff. 

Safety & Infection Prevention

• Follow infection prevention practices when moving supplies between receiving, storage, and patient-care areas. 
• Perform hand hygiene and use appropriate PPE based on assigned duties. 
• Maintain separation of clean supplies from trash, soiled items, cardboard, and other potentially contaminated materials. 
• Follow OSHA, infection prevention, fire/life safety, and facility waste-management requirements. 
• Immediately report spills, damaged products, leaking waste, safety hazards, or other concerns to the appropriate supervisor. 
• Follow facility policies regarding restricted areas and appropriate attire/PPE when entering the surgical suite. 

General Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and organized work environment. 
• Complete assigned daily stocking, trash, cardboard, and supply-area rounds. 
• Communicate supply shortages and operational concerns to Materials Management and/or department leadership. 
• Assist Materials Management, OR, Preop/PACU, and SPD with appropriate non-clinical support duties as assigned. 
• Participate in orientation, annual education, safety training, infection prevention training, and required competencies. 
• Perform other related duties within the scope of the position as assigned by facility leadership.

Asset Responsibility

Responsible for maintaining accurate supply inventory

Qualifications

1. Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, vendors, and physicians

2. Ability to promote favorable facility image with physicians, patients, insurance companies, and general public

3. Ability to make decisions and solve problems

Requirements

Required

• High school diploma or GED certificate recipient
• Strong ethical and moral character references.
• Good computer skills

Preferred

• Experience in materials management
• ASC experience
• 2 –3 years surgical background ( Surgical Supply ordering, OR Aide etc.)

Job quality requirements

• Accuracy
• Attention to detail
• Timeliness
• Organization and ability to multitask
• Low degree of supervision needed to accomplish tasks
• Strong follow through

Dependability

• Attendance
• Punctuality
• Ability to follow instructions
• Ability to meet deadlines

Physical/mental requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for long periods
• Visual and auditory acuity for frequent use of computer and telephone and occasional use of other office equipment

Working conditions

(environmental)

• Well-lit and ventilated, with non-hazardous and hazardous equipment
• Category III: involves exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may encounter chemical hazards
• Fast-paced ambulatory surgery center environment.
• Requires flexibility to assist in both Materials Management and the Operating Room.

Reports to

Materials Manager

Supervises

N/A

Contacts

• Patients
• Facility personnel
• Vendors
• Delivery drivers
• Employees
• Physicians and other providers

All positions with LOS Surgery Center are to use due care in the use and communication of patients’ protected health information. It is every employee’s principal job function to ensure patient confidentiality and failure to maintain confidentiality may, and will, result in sanction and/or discharge.