In-Service Training to Operating Room Assistant (First Expertise)

Are you aiming for a career in the operating room? During this three-year in-service training, you will grow into an expert in operative care. You will work in a modern OR complex, get to know all specialties, and make a direct impact on patient care.

• You assist surgeons during low-, medium-, and high-complexity operations.
• You coordinate the care process before, during, and after the operation and monitor a safe course of the procedure.
• You learn the different roles in the operating room: circulating, instrumenting, and assisting.
• You develop step by step into an independent operating room assistant with knowledge of all operative specialties.
• You follow the theory via Erasmus MC in Rotterdam and apply it directly in the practice at Máxima MC.

As an operating room assistant, you assist the treating surgeon and coordinate the care process around the patient, both before, during, and after the operation. You do this in a close-knit team where roles are divided: circulating, instrumenting, or assisting. Good collaboration is essential for an optimal course of the operation; therefore, clear communication, anticipation, and reflection are crucial skills for you as an operating room assistant. Due to developments in technology, medical knowledge, and care content, the work of the operating room assistant has become more complex and responsibilities have increased. This requires a curious attitude, so that you can continue to develop and apply your professional knowledge, skills, and technical insight.

The in-service training starts in March 2027 and lasts three years, with Erasmus MC in Rotterdam providing the theoretical part and Máxima MC providing the practical part. As the training progresses, your independence and the degree of complexity of your activities increase. You develop into an expert in operative care by acquiring practical and social skills, such as effective communication and collaboration. You will become broadly deployable across all specialties and seek further specialization. You learn to act professionally, even in emergency situations.

Upon completion of the training, you will be fully familiar with the processes surrounding all the aforementioned operations and will be able to perform your work independently and in a team.

More information about the training: Operating Room Assistant - Medical-supportive - Erasmus MC

• You take ownership of your work and stand behind what you do.
• You maintain an overview, see what is needed, and take action - even in complex situations.
• You actively seek collaboration and coordinate your work well.
• You work with respect and attention for patients, colleagues, and interns.
• You take charge of your development and continue to improve yourself.
• You are open to innovation and apply new ways of working or technology where it adds value.

At MMC, we let attention for people and innovation come together. We see you as a professional and as a person, with your own talents and stage of life.

This means:

• An eye for who you are so that you feel seen and supported, with room for development and choices that fit your life.
• An open and safe environment in which we build together on the care of today and tomorrow.
• Space to do your work your way, to think along, and to take responsibility.

Curious how we put this into practice? Read more in our annual document.

In addition, as an In-service training to Operating Room Assistant (first expertise), you receive

• Excellent employment conditions according to the Cao Ziekenhuizen, supplemented with attractive extras for your development.
• If you have not yet completed a healthcare education, you will be placed in the trainee scale qualification levels 4 and 6 and will receive a training employment contract for a 1st healthcare education. If you have completed a healthcare education, you will be placed in FWG 50 during the training and will receive a training employment contract for a 2nd healthcare education. If you are currently placed in FWG 55 in your healthcare role, you will retain your old salary and receive a training employment contract for a 2nd healthcare education. Upon graduation, as an Operating Room Assistant (first expertise), you will receive a salary in accordance with FWG 55.
• Full reimbursement of tuition and book costs.

For every employee we wish to hire, we check references, request a VOG (Certificate of Good Conduct), and check the professional register (if applicable).