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Job Objective: A brief overview of the position.

This multi-skilled position is responsible for supporting the perioperative team in providing high quality patient care and physician service. Duties include transporting of patients and equipment, cleaning of operating rooms and ancillary areas, checking and restocking of supplies.

Essential Responsibilities

Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.

Transports patients, supplies, specimens, blood and equipment as requested

Assists in lifting and/or transferring patients from stretcher/bed to OR table and vice versa

Assists in holding patient extremities for surgical preparations as directed

Ensures positioning devices are available in the appropriate rooms for cases

Properly handles surgical specimens, as directed

Performs turnover duties between cases in collaboration with the housekeeper. Cleans medical equipment between cases

Assists nursing team by opening sterile supplies

Demonstrates proper aseptic technique

Ensures that appropriate equipment is placed in rooms in preparation for surgical cases

Checks case carts for completeness. Obtains necessary equipment, sterile supplies, and positioning aids for scheduled cases

Assists with inventory counts and supply outdates

Restocks warmers and rotates fluids

Assists with restocking unused supplies in the OR supply room or returns to Central Sterile Department Checks, cleans, and restocks assigned service line storage areas

Participates in hospital safety programs

Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures

Maintains patient and medical staff confidentiality

Other duties as assigned

Properly handles and disposes of sharps, biohazardous waste, regular trash and contaminated linens.

Contributes to maximum efficiency of the surgical schedule by facilitating on-time case starts and efficient, timely turnovers.

Managing the cleanliness around the Operation department and rooms where surgeries take place.

Licensure/Certification

Required: BLS

Preferred: NA, PCT Certification

Experience

Preferred: Minimum one (1) year of experience in the perioperative environment