Periop Patient Care Asst

CommonSpirit Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is hiring a Perioperative Patient Care Assistant to support efficient surgical operations. You will prepare rooms, assist with patient handling, ensure equipment availability, and help maintain a clean, safe environment.

You will open sterile supplies, assist with patient positioning, manage specimens, and collaborate with the surgical team to meet turnover benchmarks and safety standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• CPR certification required.
• At least 1 year of related health care experience.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) must be current within 14 days.

Responsibilities

• Prepare rooms and assist with patient handling to support efficient surgical operations.
• Open sterile supplies, assist with patient positioning and equipment setup.
• Assist the surgical team with instrument sets, sutures and turnover benchmarks.
• Support patient movement, transport, and retrieval of imaging during procedures.
• Collaborate with Registered Nurses, Surgical Scrubs and Surgeons while maintaining safety and infection control.
• Anticipate needs of the surgical team and provide necessary support and knowledge of supplies.

Skills

CPR certification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Perioperative Patient Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting efficient surgical operations by preparing rooms, assisting with patient handling, and ensuring the availability and functionality of equipment and supplies.

Every day you will open sterile supplies, assist with patient positioning and transport, operate specialized equipment like Stealth and CUSA, manage specimens, and maintain a clean and orderly environment.

To be be successful in this role, you will skillfully manage equipment setup and maintenance, ensure adherence to safety and infection control standards, collaborate effectively with the surgical team, and contribute to overall departmental performance improvement.

• Reviews the OR schedule daily, tracking and monitoring the necessary pick‐up and delivery of patients to and from the operating rooms as needed to ensure timely surgical starts
• Opens and assists the team with supplies, instrument sets, suture selection and meeting benchmark turnovers
• Assists the surgical suite in patient positioning, surgical preps, clipping and aids in the retrieving of x‐rays, equipment set up and tracking and removing instruments to and from the operating room suites
• Rounds within their assigned surgical rooms to ensure that all turnovers are met and Supports the necessary patient movement and flow
• Assists Registered Nurses, Surgical Scrubs and the Surgeons while preventing the disruption of the surgical case by retrieving supplies, relaying messages and managing the ancillary support of the surgical team
• Anticipates the needs of the surgical team members and provides the necessary support and knowledge of surgical supplies, instruments and sutures

Job Requirements

• High School Graduate, upon hire or
• High School GED, upon hire and
• One (1) year of related health care experience, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Where You'll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.