PERIOPERATIVE ASSISTANT PRN - WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

• 23000660

Job : Allied Health

Primary Location : Columbia

Schedule : Part-time

Shift : Day Job

Unposting Date : Ongoing

Description

Shift: M-F, day shift, Can be as early as 0630 and as late as 1900
No nights, weekends or University holidays

Department: Surgery Services

Location: Women's Hospital

Salary: PRN rate

*An additional $2.50/hr will be paid for every hour worked until April 1, 2023.

Job Summary:

To provide a consolidation of multi-task perioperative/operating room support through surgical prep assistance, operating room setup, transport of the surgical patient, maintenance and ordering of supplies, inventory management and stocking of instruments, cleaning and inventory of operating room supplies, and housekeeping tasks

Job Duties:

All duties and standards within this document will be performed in compliance with regulatory guidelines and applicable federal/state laws according to University policies and procedures.

Appropriately tag and remove faulty equipment and return repaired equipment

Assess daily supply inventory and order daily or as directed

Assist Anesthesia by running for supplies, cleaning mouth gags, re-supplying carts and supplies and positioning of patient.

Assist the staff nurse in patient care

Initiates action in emergency situations (include CPR).

Maintain daily sterilizer logs, cidex logs, run chemical and biological indicators.

Maintenance, ordering and correct usage of housekeeping supplies

Perform other duties as assigned

Perform pre/post-surgical needs for patient

Pre/Post procedure cleaning of operating rooms, including soiled linen, trash collection and disposal, including proper disposal of biohazard materials.

Prepare equipment and supplies for use in Perioperative areas

Produce the annual inventory of O.R. equipment and supplies

Provide comfort measures for patients by providing them with blankets and raising bed side-rails.

Pull add-on and next day cases as directed.

Routine daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning of floors, walls, room furniture and equipment.

Store equipment and supplies correctly.

Transport surgical specimens, blood, blood products, cultures, non-narcotic medications, supplies and requisitions as needed.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities can be acquired.

Preferred Qualifications:

One (1) year of experience working in a health care environment or patient care experience. Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

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