Periop Patient Care Asst

CHI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is seeking a Perioperative Patient Care Assistant in Houston, TX to support efficient surgical operations by preparing rooms, assisting with patient handling, and ensuring equipment and supplies are ready for use.

Daily duties include opening sterile supplies, assisting with patient positioning and transport, and managing equipment like Stealth and CUSA while maintaining safety and infection control standards to support the surgical team and OR workflow.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required at hire.
• One year of related health care experience required at hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Open sterile supplies and assist with supplies and instrument sets.
• Assist with patient positioning, transport, and turnover in the OR.
• Support the surgical team by retrieving supplies, relaying messages, and handling ancillary tasks.
• Ensure adherence to safety and infection control standards.
• Maintain clean, orderly environments and assist with equipment setup and maintenance.

Skills

Healthcare experience

CPR

Patient handling

Equipment setup

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

CPR certification

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

Required

• 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.

Pay Range

$16.91 - $23.88 /hour