Periop Tech, PT, Evenings

Prisma; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health in Greenville Memorial Hospital is seeking an OR support professional to provide technical assistance to surgical teams. You will help maintain, clean, store, and supply equipment for operating room cases, aiding in efficient turnover and patient comfort.

Responsibilities include transporting patients to the OR, assisting with preparation and positioning, stocking supplies, and responding to staff needs and emergencies.

Qualifications

• Education - High School diploma or equivalent or post high school diploma / highest degree earned.
• Experience - Work experience with supply management/health care terminology/operating room environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with room turnover by cleaning and setting up for new cases.
• Transport patients to and from the OR and assist with patient preparation for surgery.
• Stock supplies and inform supervisor of inappropriate or missing items; assist with inventory.
• Run intra-operative errands for staff (lab work, specimens, instrument pickup) and respond to OR needs.
• Assist with patient positioning and assemble equipment for follow-on cases.

Skills

Supply management

Healthcare terminology

Operating Room environment

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Provides technical support for surgical technologist, registered nurses and members of anesthesia staff. Responsible for maintaining, cleaning, storing and providing equipment and supplies as needed. Enhances case efficiency by reducing case turnover time and length. Maintains confidentiality standards. Demonstrate sensitivity to patient's dignity, comfort and privacy. Gives high priority to customer satisfaction.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Aids the turning of rooms by assisting with cleanup and initiating setups for new cases.
• Responsible for transport of all patients to and from OR from all areas of the hospital. Assist with patient preparation for surgery (i.e. skin clip and scrub.) Assists as needed to care for patients regardless of department assignment.
• Runs intra-operative errands for the staff during cases, (i.e. lab work, specimens, picking up instruments from Central Sterile). Responds to needs of O.R. staff as needed for supplies, equipment, pharmaceuticals, etc. Responds to emergency call to any OR.
• Maintains environment in a clean and orderly fashion. Keeps trash, linen, and supplies in proper locations. Problem solves and prioritizes work. Is proactive in avoiding last minute needs by anticipating work and needs of practitioners and patients.
• Stocks supplies and responds to inventory management by informing supervisor or designee if supplies are inappropriate. May initiate resolution in emergency.
• Assists with patient positioning while following principles of good body mechanics to prevent injury to self and or the patient.
• Assembles equipment outside of assigned room(s) for "to follow" case (i.e. positioning aids, ice bags, coolers with ice, video equipment, specialty carts, headlights, loupes, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - High School diploma or equivalent or post high school diploma / highest degree earned
• Experience - Work experience with supply management/health care terminology/operating room environment preferred.

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• NA

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• NA

Work Shift

Evening (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

Operating Room

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