Perioperative OR Support Specialist

CommonSpirit Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston is seeking a Perioperative Patient Care Assistant to support the surgical team by preparing rooms, handling patients, and ensuring all equipment and supplies are available and functioning.

In this role you will open sterile supplies, assist with patient positioning and transport, manage instrument sets, and help retrieve x‑rays and specimens, while upholding safety and infection control and collaborating with nurses, scrubs, and surgeons.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required at hire.
• 1 year of related health care experience required at hire.
• CPR certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Open sterile supplies and assist with instrument sets.
• Assist with patient positioning and transport.
• Support equipment setup and turnover in the operating rooms.
• Retrieving supplies, relaying messages, and aiding the surgical team.
• Maintain infection control and safety standards in the perioperative area.

Skills

Patient handling

Equipment setup

Infection control

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Stealth

CUSA

Job description

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston is seeking a Perioperative Patient Care Assistant to support the surgical team by preparing rooms, handling patients, and ensuring all equipment and supplies are available and functioning.

In this role you will open sterile supplies, assist with patient positioning and transport, manage instrument sets, and help retrieve x‑rays and specimens, while upholding safety and infection control and collaborating with nurses, scrubs, and surgeons.