Unit Aide Lead

Banner Health Corporate; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner University Medical Center Tucson is seeking a Unit Aide Lead to supervise and train the Unit Aide team in a fast-paced surgical environment. The role involves ensuring a clean, risk-free operating room, stocking supplies, and transporting patients.

The position offers a full-time schedule (40 hours/week, 5 days) with varied day shifts at a Level 1 trauma center and Magnet-recognized institution. Strong leadership and infection control skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of healthcare experience preferred.
• BLS certification required.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of patient-related supplies, materials, equipment and aseptic techniques.
• Working independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the Unit Aide team; assign tasks and respond to needs.
• Oversee collection, inventory, cleaning and distribution of medical supplies and equipment.
• Coordinate cleaning projects in operating rooms, specialty areas, and common areas.
• Assist with on-the-job training and contribute to performance evaluations.
• Support infection control practices and hand hygiene.
• Collaborate with leaders to recruit, train and retain staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Infection control

Medical terminology

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Primary City/State: Tucson, Arizona

Department Name: Surg-Hosp

Work Shift: Varied

Job Category: Clinical Care

The future is full of possibilities. At Banner Health, we’re excited about what the future holds for health care. That’s why we’re changing the industry to make the experience the best it can be. Our team has come together with the common goal: Make health care easier, so life can be better. The future of health care starts here.

As a Unit Aide Lead for the surgical team at Banner University Medical Center -Tuscon, you will help impact patient care directly by providing a clean and risk free surgical environment.

You will clean the operating rooms after each surgery, stock the OR's with supplies, transport patients, and other operational tasks as needed.

You will have the opportunity to work in a level one trauma facility with varying types of surgical services in a positive team environment that promotes growth and learning.

Full Time: 40 hours a week, 5 days a week, varied day shift schedule.

Banner- University Medical Center Tucson is nationally recognized for providing exceptional patient care, teaching future health-care professionals and conducting groundbreaking research. Also located on the campus is Diamond Children's - recognized for its specialized pediatric services including neonatal and intensive care, emergency medicine and cancer therapies.

Banner- University Medical Center Tucson is a Level 1 Trauma Center, meaning we care for the most critically injured patients. The hospital is consistently listed among the nation's top hospitals in the prestigious Best Hospitals ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The academic medical center has earned Magnet Recognition becoming the only hospital in southern Arizona to meet the rigorous standards of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program® for nursing excellence.

The hospital's physicians are full-time faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. Our specialty services include comprehensive heart and cancer care, advanced neuroscience techniques and a multi-organ transplant program.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides leadership and training for unit aides while working as a member of the Unit Aide team. Assists with oversight of activities relating to collection, inventory, cleaning and distribution of medical supplies and patient care equipment for the unit.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Ensures that staffing plans are carried out properly and that the unit is staffed appropriately.
• Works closely with leader to recruit, train, retain and develop the Unit Aide team members, fostering a culture that reflects the core values and operational policies of the department and company.
• May supervise staff in the absence of leader. Makes work assignments and respond to immediate needs by moving staff, as needed.
• Assists leader in performing quality assurance inspections for review and correction of deficiencies.
• Distributes cleaning supplies as needed and takes inventories in assigned areas.
• May perform cleaning functions in areas including operating rooms, specialty areas, room turnovers and/or common areas.
• Works independently with general supervision. Customers include staff, patients, physicians, vendors, and visitors. Oversees daily activities of a team of Unit Aides. Makes staffing assignments in absence of the leader; coordinates cleaning projects as assigned, assists with on-the-job training, provides input to performance evaluations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BLS certification required
• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Requires skills and abilities typically attained by two or more years of healthcare experience.
• Knowledge of patient-related supplies, materials, equipment and aseptic techniques.
• Must have leadership skills and be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Requires the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Must serve as a role model to others in customer service skills, safe work practices, and infection control including hand hygiene.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Basic computer skills are preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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