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Operating Room Assistant Den Helder

On-site in Den Helder·Added 3 months ago (last checked 9 Nov)

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Salary
€3,903 - €5,503 a month
Work mode
On-site, Den Helder
Languages
Dutch

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

The role

Are you an operating room assistant who enjoys working independently, receives a lot of responsibility, and plays an indispensable role within the surgical team? Are you looking for a workplace where your knowledge and skills are fully utilized? Then you will feel at home in the OR in Den Helder

We are also looking for colleagues for our hospital in Alkmaar.

*Are you a qualified operating room assistant and curious about working with us? Schedule a no-obligation 1-on-1 introduction here:

What you'll do

operating room assistant:
As an operating room assistant, you are an indispensable link within the surgical team. Depending on the surgical schedule, you support medical specialists and ensure optimal preparation and execution of surgeries. As soon as you step into the OR, you are focused and in your element.

Your responsibilities include:

  • Checking the surgical program and assessing which materials and data are required
  • Preparing and managing the operating room and equipment according to applicable quality and safety standards
  • Scrubbing in, circulating, and assisting during surgeries
  • Monitoring sterility and working methods according to protocol
  • Registering data and administrative recording of the surgical process
  • Ensuring material management and preparation for subsequent procedures

You play an important role in ensuring the surgical program runs smoothly and efficiently, and you adapt when situations change.

You are

  • (nearly) CZO-qualified operating room assistant
  • Resilient to stress, flexible, and decisive
  • Someone who switches effortlessly between different specialties and patient groups
  • Someone with a proactive attitude who thinks in solutions
  • Someone who enjoys working together and has a hands-on mentality
  • Someone who is open to irregular shifts and on-call shifts

Our offer for you...

  • salary is dependent on your work experience in FWG 55 of the Hospitals collective labor agreement. That is max. € 5,503 gross per month based on 36 hours
  • we offer you an immediate permanent contract for 16-36 hours per week with a 2-month probationary period
  • a fixed year-end bonus and holiday allowance, both 8.33%
  • do you travel by public transport? Then your commuting costs will be fully reimbursed
  • a flexible benefits system in which you can, for example, purchase extra leave or buy a bicycle and/or receive a contribution for a sports subscription
  • unlimited access to our vitality platform 'Jouw Moment' with an extensive range for our colleagues to get started with vitality and access to the online training range from Goodhabitz

About Noordwest...:
Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep is a top-clinical hospital. This means that we are a teaching hospital for almost all medical specialties. With 770 beds, over 4500 employees, 550 volunteers, and about 340 medical specialists, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep is one of the largest hospital organizations in the Netherlands and a major employer in Noord-Holland. We believe that everyone should be able to count on caring for one another. Caring for one another in Noord-Holland Noord. That is the mission of Noordwest. Now and tomorrow. Our core values are an eye for one another, acting with decisiveness, and being top-clinical with pride. Additionally, a pleasant working atmosphere: with us, lines of communication are short, we communicate openly with each other, we are collegial, and we find humor important!

Take the next step!:
Want to know more? Please contact:

  • Anouk Booten, recruitment advisor via 06 22 32 65 96
  • Miriam Rommers, surgery department manager via 06 - 33 02 00 16

About Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep

Industry
Healthcare

In their own words

About the company & team

OR:
Den Helder has a close-knit and well-organized team where collaboration, involvement, and short lines of communication are central. The department features five modern operating rooms where procedures are performed within various specialties, including orthopedics, surgery, gynecology, urology, ENT, onco-plastic surgery, and neurosurgery. The OR team consists of 32 operating room assistants and 6 logistics staff members. Due to the broad mix of specialties and the short lines of communication within the team, you will have plenty of opportunities to gain experience, acquire new skills, and further develop yourself in the profession. You will work in various shifts. The weekday presence shift is until 20:30. For evening, night, weekend, and holiday hours, you will work on the basis of on-call shifts.

And importantly: you drive to work without traffic jams and can make use of excellent parking facilities.

In Den Helder, operating room assistants are actively involved in various developments within the OR complex. You will join a dedicated team where colleagues know each other and work together to provide the best patient care. The combination of a wide range of surgical offerings, short lines of communication, and a lot of personal responsibility makes working in the OR in Den Helder unique. Additionally, you personally assist as an operating room assistant during surgical procedures. While this role is partially or fully filled by physician assistants or medical students in many hospitals, in Den Helder, you remain closely involved in the entire surgical process. This provides a lot of variety, professional challenge, and the opportunity to optimally utilize and further develop your skills as an operating room assistant.

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