Perioperative Assistant — OR Support (On-site)

Virtua Health; Voorhees Township (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Sick leave

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Virtua Health in Voorhees, NJ is seeking an OR Support/Perioperative Services staff member for a 2nd shift. The role focuses on cleaning the OR suite, maintaining a safe perioperative environment, handling equipment, and assisting with patient transfer and specimen transport to ensure smooth surgical operations.

The position is full-time with 40 hours per week and requires a High School diploma or GED and BLS Certification.

Qualifications

• Prior healthcare experience preferred.
• High School diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
• BLS Certification required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prioritizes OR suite cleaning for room turnover and cleans common areas within the perioperative area using prescribed procedures.
• Follows cases, cleans and stores equipment not needed.
• Terminally cleans equipment per manufacturer recommendations and inspects equipment for patient safety.
• Returns equipment to proper storage locations.
• Removes broken equipment and notifies Core Tech / charge RN.
• Transports and handles essential equipment per policies and procedures.
• Maintains environment of care including scrub sinks and clutter-free hallways.
• Demonstrates awareness of restricted, semi-restricted areas and surgical attire.
• Assists with transferring, transporting and positioning of patients using proper body mechanics.
• Transports fresh and frozen section specimens, checks specimen log for transport.
• Assists in OR setup for each case, moves essential equipment into the room.
• Stocks shelves per par levels, restocks linen and fluids.
• Assists Products Coordinator in putting away warehouse supplies daily.
• Uses available technology as needed.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Education

High School diploma or GED

BLS Certification

Job description

Virtua Health in Voorhees, NJ is seeking an OR Support/Perioperative Services staff member for a 2nd shift. The role focuses on cleaning the OR suite, maintaining a safe perioperative environment, handling equipment, and assisting with patient transfer and specimen transport to ensure smooth surgical operations.

The position is full-time with 40 hours per week and requires a High School diploma or GED and BLS Certification.