Periop Nursing Associate - Operating Room - Per Diem

NYU Langone; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk in Suffolk, NY is seeking a Periop Nursing Associate for the Operating Room on a per diem basis. You will support the Professional and Technical teams by maintaining a clean and safe perioperative environment, handling sanitation, and assisting with patient care support.

Responsibilities include OR turnover, equipment maintenance, room SET-UPS, inventory management, and coordination with staff via shift reports.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalency.
• Mature interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills in management of time and priorities.
• Physical fitness to lift and position patients and move heavy surgical equipment 80% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates Universal Precautions in cleaning/containment/disposal of blood/body fluids and appropriate PPE use.
• Participates in operating room turnover between surgical cases per policies and procedures.
• Decontaminates used equipment and returns to designated storage for charging or dust cover.
• Inspects and maintains equipment in optimum working order; cords, cables, furniture, carts, IV poles checked.
• Maintains corridors neat and free of safety hazards per safety codes.
• Inspects operating rooms for defects on an ongoing basis.
• Removes, tags and reports items for repair promptly.
• Maintains organization of closets, decontamination room, core, scrub sink and lounge areas.
• Communicates via device and shift reports regarding environment of care concerns.
• Positions OR furniture and equipment for procedures.
• Performs room SET-UPS per guidelines and surgical cards.
• Manages compressed gas inventory and stations.
• Replenishes PAR levels of CSR items and utility supplies.
• Distributes sterile solutions inventory to ORs and warming cabinets.
• Monitors daily linen and blankets warmer; replenishes as needed.
• Keeps masks, hats and shoe cover bins stocked in Perioperative Suites.
• Maintains scrub sinks and soap dispensers.
• Transports and assists with patient handling.
• Provides alert support in emergencies and procuring supplies.
• Adjusts work schedule to unit needs to facilitate intra-op flow.
• Conducts errands, relays messages, and assists with specimen delivery.

Skills

Mature interpersonal skills

Detail oriented

Physical fitness

Education

High School diploma

Job description

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries. The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices. For more information, go to NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Periop Nursing Associate- Operating Room- Per Diem - NSG-Operating Room - Per Diem - Monday-Friday 3. In this role, the successful candidate The Perioperative Nursing Associate is a support staff person who assists the Professional and Technical team in caring for, and in providing Perioperative patients with a clean and safe environment by focusing on sanitation services, resource materials management and patient care support.

Job Responsibilities

• Demonstrates Universal Precautions in the cleaning/containment/disposal of blood/body fluids and appropriate use of PPE.
• Participates in operating room turnover between surgical cases in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Decontaminates used equipment and returns to designated storage site for electrical re-charge or dust cover.
• Inspects and maintains equipment in optimum working order, ie: cords and cables neatly coiled, furniture/stools/carts/IV pole wheels lubricated and free of debris.
• Participates in maintaining corridors neat and clear of safety hazards and obstacles in compliance with safety codes.
• Inspects operating rooms for electrical or structural defects on an on-going basis.
• Removes, tags and reports items for repair or replacement promptly.
• Participates in team effort to maintain cleanliness and order of accessory and utility closets, decontamination room, center core, scrub sink and lounge areas.
• Collaborates appropriately with staff via communication device, 24 hour OR activity log documentation, and shift reports regarding environment of care concerns
• Anticipates, obtains and correctly positions OR surgical furniture, equipment, and positioning devices and/or special equipment as indicated for procedures.
• Organized and efficient in accurately performing room "SET-UPS" in accordance with procedure and established case specific surgical preference card guidelines.
• Manages compressed gas inventory, i.e.: ensure that all labels are legible, O2 stations stocked, empty tanks promptly and safely exchanged, and tank room locked.
• Assists with the monitoring, requisitioning and restocking of utility supplies and in replenishing PAR levels of CSR items.
• , and scrub uniform quotas.
• Manages distribution of sterile solutions inventory to operating rooms and warming cabinets.
• Monitors and replenishes blankets warmer and replenishes daily linen
• Monitors and maintain disposable masks, hats and shoe cover bins well stocked throughout Perioperative Suites.
• Maintains outer scrub sinks and center core soap dispensers filled.
• Transports, positions, lifts and holds patients in a safe and therapeutic manner.
• Provides alert and attentive support in actual or potential emergency situations, i.e.: procurement of supplies, preparing room/equipment in advance.
• Cooperates in adjusting work schedule in response to change in unit needs and to facilitate intra-op flow.
• Conducts errands expeditiously, answers communication device by 2-3 rings and relays messages accurately.
• Demonstrates the ability to deliver specimens to lab, radiology or morgue.

Minimum Qualifications

• To qualify you must have a High School diploma or equivalency.
• Mature interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills in management of time and priorities.
• Physical fitness to lift and position patients, move and manipulate heavy surgical equipment 80% of the time.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration.

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