Surgical Support Associate

McLaren Health Care; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Bay City, MI seeks an OR Support role to assist the surgery team with direct and indirect patient care in a sterile environment. You will help prepare and maintain a safe operating room, transport supplies, stock items, and support room turnover; you may respond to emergencies as needed. Demonstrates adaptability and strong communication in a fast-paced clinical setting.

Requires a high school diploma and BLS certification. Previous OR experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining a safe and orderly patient care environment in surgery.
• Demonstrates competency in sterile technique and equipment use (autoclave, instrument trays).
• Assist with stocking OR suites and room turnover.
• Transport supplies and support patient care activities as needed.
• Respond to emergencies per protocol and participate in in-services.

Skills

Medical terminology

Asepsis

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS certification

Job description

Position Summary

Assists surgery team with direct/indirect patient care activities including sterile procedure setup.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Assists in maintaining a safe and orderly patient care environment in surgery, adhering to established policy.
• Demonstrates competency and knowledge in performing specified skills, including transporting and activities that occur in a sterile environment.
• Demonstrates competency in utilization of specified equipment required for patient care, including but not limited to, cleaning and assembling instrument tray and operating the autoclave.
• Assists with supplying OR suites with stock items; supplies blanket/fluid warmer; runs errands that support patient care activity.
• Assists with room turnover by performing activities such as, but not limited to, sweeping, mopping, removing trash, and disinfecting as appropriate.
• Responds to real or simulated emergency and disaster situations according to established procedure.
• Assumes responsibility for obtaining current accurate information and expand knowledge base through utilization of appropriate learning experiences, and attending mandatory annual in-services.
• Demonstrates organizational skills and appropriately priorities assigned work responsibilities.
• Communicates effectively and reports relevant observations of patient status to responsible Registered Nurse and follow through as directed.
• Respects patient rights by providing privacy and confidentiality of information.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Provides for the age specific needs of the population served according to department standards, as evidenced by observation, documentation, and peer feedback.

• ( ) Newborn - Birth to discharge from McLaren-Bay
• (x) Infant - Any child up to one year
• (x) Pediatric - One year to 12 years
• (x) Adolescence - 13 - 17 years
• (x) Adult - 18-64 years
• (x) Geriatric - 65 years and older

• Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification

Preferred

• Previous Operating Room experience
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in a patient care area

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrable knowledge of a) medical terminology and b) asepsis and conduct in a sterile environment
• Affective verbal and written communication skills

Position Specific Expectations

• Personal contact with various Medical Center employees.
• Must be physically capable of performing Job Responsibilities with or without accommodation.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Part-time
• Requisition ID: 26010255
• Daily Work Times: 6:30am-3:00pm
• Hours Per Pay Period: 40
• On Call: No
• Weekends: No