Perioperative Care Assistant: OR Setup & Patient Safety

Atlantic Health; Morristown (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 35.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Atlantic Health is seeking personnel to support the perioperative team in maintaining a safe environment and ensuring proper equipment functioning for surgical procedures. The role involves cleaning ORs, setting up equipment between cases, and assisting with patient transfers under the surgical team’s guidance.

Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness and organization across OR areas, following infection prevention guidelines, and restocking supplies while monitoring for expired items.

Qualifikationen

• Must maintain infection prevention standards and use approved guides.

Aufgaben

• Cleans Operating Rooms and sets up surgical equipment between cases.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization in OR, corridors, sub sterile area and equipment storage rooms.
• Maintains equipment storage areas and assists retrieval/returning of equipment.
• Assists in transferring the patient under directions of the surgical team; ensures patient safety with rails up and stretchers locked.
• Follows policy on specimen and blood product handling.
• Prepares OR suite using surgical schedule and surgeon preference cards; notifies team of delays.
• Restocks supplies in assigned areas; reports par-level deficits and checks for outdates.
• Maintains a safe care environment; adheres to universal precautions and safety policies.
• Responds to requests and emergencies; communicates with charge nurse; supports teamwork.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and reports compliance issues.
• Participates in cost containment through efficient use of supplies and resources.

Kenntnisse

OR cleaning

Equipment setup

Infection control

Safety procedures

Patient transfer

Attention to detail

Jobbeschreibung

Atlantic Health is seeking personnel to support the perioperative team in maintaining a safe environment and ensuring proper equipment functioning for surgical procedures. The role involves cleaning ORs, setting up equipment between cases, and assisting with patient transfers under the surgical team’s guidance.

Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness and organization across OR areas, following infection prevention guidelines, and restocking supplies while monitoring for expired items.