Perioperative Support Specialist 2

Socket.dev; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement matching

Tuition assistance

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Inova Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg, VA, seeks a full-time Perioperative Support Specialist 2 for day shifts (6:00 am - 2:30 pm, Monday–Friday). This role supports surgical teams by retrieving and delivering supplies, instruments, and equipment while applying aseptic technique.

Responsibilities include patient preparation and positioning, OR setup, case cart management and specimen handling. A High School Diploma, 2 years hospital experience, and BLS are required; perioperative experience

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years of hospital experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification on start.
• Perioperative/OR experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates transferring/positioning of patients in the OR and assists with preparation as directed.
• Prepares the OR for cases by opening sterile supplies and maintaining aseptic technique.
• Reads OR schedule and preference cards to prepare for cases.
• Retrieves and delivers supplies and instruments to ORs to minimize nurse time out of the room.
• Gathers and packs instruments and supplies for scheduled and added cases.
• Checks and validates case carts.
• Sets up rooms for the next day with standard equipment.
• Takes specimens and cultures to lab as needed.
• Maintains Temperature Logs.
• Submits tickets to Engineering to ensure a safe care environment.
• Supports additional projects or duties as assigned.

Skills

Aseptic technique

Patient positioning

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Tools

Sterile instruments prep

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Role summary

Inova Loudoun Hospital seeks a full-time Perioperative Support Specialist 2 for day shifts (Monday-Friday, 6:00 am - 2:30 pm) in Leesburg, VA. This role assists surgical teams by retrieving and delivering supplies, instruments, and equipment, while demonstrating advanced knowledge of aseptic surgical technique and procedures. Responsibilities include patient preparation and positioning, OR setup, case cart management, and specimen handling. The position requires a High School Diploma, 2 years of hospital experience, and BLS certification. Previous surgical services or perioperative/OR experience is preferred. Inova offers comprehensive benefits including health coverage, retirement matching, tuition assistance, and mental health support.

Inova Loudoun Hospital is looking for a dedicatedPerioperative Support Specialist 2 to join the Team. This full-time role will be day-shift working Monday – Friday from 6:00am – 2:30pm located in Leesburg, VA.

The Perioperative Support Specialist 2 assists with patient care while retrieving and delivering requested supplies, instruments and equipment to the operating rooms as directed by the surgical team. This role demonstrates professional and advanced knowledge of aseptic surgical technique and surgical procedures. To help achieve our mission, this role communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others while maintaining respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines. Demonstrates responsibility for self-development. Provides equipment support for operating room staff and surgeons before and/or during the operative procedures to avoid procedure and turnover delays.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offeringup to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance:offeringpaid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Perioperative Support Specialist 2Responsibilities:

• Facilitates the transferring/positioning of patients in the operating room in addition to assisting with patient surgical preparation as requested and directed by the nursing staff.
• Prepares the operating room for cases by opening sterile supplies/instruments and maintaining awareness of aseptic technique.
• Reads and understands the OR schedule and preference cards to prepare for the next surgical encounter.
• Retrieves and delivers requested supplies and instruments to Operating Rooms to minimize the circulating nurse's time out of the room.
• Gathers and packs instruments and sterile supplies for scheduled and added cases to provide efficient procedure set up of surgical cases.
• Checks and validates case carts.
• Sets up rooms for the next day with standard equipment.
• Takes specimens and cultures to lab as needed.
• Maintains Temperature Logs.
• Submits tickets to Engineering to ensure a safe environment of care for our patients and team members.
• Supports additional projects or duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education:High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience:2 years of hospital experience.

Certification:Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association (AHA) upon start

Previous experience within surgical services preferred.

Previous experience supporting a perioperative/OR environment preferred.

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.