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Qualifications
✓Demonstrate ability to maintain appropriate monitoring records for process improvement and quality controls as assigned
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- In accordance with established policies and procedures, provides support services within the Main Operating Room. Assists with preparation and cleaning of supplies, instruments, and equipment; and stocking of supplies and transporting, transferring and positioning patients. To ensure the availability and proper condition of all anesthesia equipment, monitors, and supplies. Essential Job Functions
- Provides support to other members of the team by obtaining and maintaining supplies, instruments, equipment, pharmaceuticals (excludes narcotics), positioning accessories, pre-cleaning of instruments and, scopes as needed.
- Ensures appropriate cleaning procedures are maintained and followed. Assists with turnover and cleaning of operating rooms and anesthesia machine and cart. Cleans and maintains, warmers and, refrigerators.
- Assists with transporting, transferring, and positioning patients.
- Performs errands to other departments as needed: laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, etc.
- Assists in case picking. Picking supplies and instrumentation for current day schedule, next day schedule, and add-on cases throughout day or night as appropriate.
- Stocking supplies, instruments, equipment on specialties carts and emergency carts.
- Demonstrate ability to maintain appropriate monitoring records for process improvement and quality controls as assigned. Utilizes performance improvement principles to assess and improve quality.
- Participates in orientation, training and/or precepting of new staff.
- Identifies needs and sets goals for own growth and development; meets all mandatory system and departmental requirements.
- Surgical Team Assistant I
- Room Preparation- Pick surgical cases for all specialties. Setting up and preparing the operating room for surgical procedures, including arranging equipment and ensuring it’s clean and organized.
- Patient Transport- Assisting with the safe and timely transportation of patients to and from the operating room. Follow established protocols for safe patient handling (ex: safely moving, transferring and transporting patients.)
- Instrument Set Handling- Organizing and restocking instrument sets in center core utilizing instrument tracking system.
- Environment Maintenance- Maintaining a clean, safe, and well-stocked environment for patients and staff in the operating room area. Restocking of all materials used for patient care in the perioperative environment.
- Assisting with Procedures- Providing non-nursing support to the surgical team during procedures (ex: assisting with patient positioning.) Prepare transport vehicles and equipment according to the anticipated needs of the perioperative team. (ex: Gurney, Hospital Bed, Oxygen, Specialty Bed, Open Sterile Supplies.)
- Turnover- Assisting with the efficient turnover of operating rooms between cases. Follow established protocols for routine, between case, enhanced environmental cleaning. Follow established protocols for safe disposal of linens, trash and supplies.
- Follow established protocols for transporting equipment, supplies, blood, blood products, surgical specimens and other items.
About the role
Assists with preparation and cleaning of supplies, instruments, and equipment; and stocking of supplies and transporting, transferring and positioning patients. Provides support to other members of the team by obtaining and maintaining supplies, instruments, equipment, pharmaceuticals (excludes narcotics), positioning accessories, pre-cleaning of instruments and, scopes as needed.