Unit Aide Main OR

bannerhealth; United States; On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 26,174,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is seeking a dedicated Unit Aide to support the Operating Room team. Responsibilities include managing medical supplies, equipment, and transportation for patients and records.

Provides basic patient care as requested and maintains a clean, organized environment in a fast-paced setting. The role requires BLS certification and six months of healthcare experience, with a preference for a high school diploma.

Qualifications

• Certification for BLS is required.
• Requires skills and abilities typically attained with six months of healthcare experience.
• Excellent organizational skills and communication abilities are required.

Responsibilities

• Inventory, clean, and distribute medical supplies and equipment.
• Transport patients and health records, lab specimens, and supplies.
• Maintain sterile packaging integrity and proper expiration dates.
• Assist with basic patient care as directed by supervisor.
• Provide front-line support to department staff and patients.

Skills

BLS certification

Healthcare experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Primary City/State: Glendale, Arizona

Department Name: Surg-Hosp

Work Shift: Evening

Job Category: Clinical Care

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Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is looking for a dedicated and dependable Unit Aide to support our main Operating Room (OR) team. In this role, you will play a key part in keeping our OR running smoothly by managing medical supplies and equipment, maintaining a clean and organized environment, and providing hands‑on support to clinical staff.

Schedule: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10:30am-9pm, Saturday 8:30am-7pm

Banner Health’s premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children’s Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best‑in‑class 5‑star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience. Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for collection, inventory, cleaning and distribution of medical supplies and patient care equipment for the unit. This position is also responsible for miscellaneous tasks such as transporting patients and supplies, and may include transporting health records, lab specimens and equipment to other areas. This position may provide basic, hands‑on, patient care as requested by supervisor.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Inventories, orders, replenishes, and disperses supplies within the department, ensuring all areas and carts are appropriately stocked and the supplies are readily accessible to the clinical staff. Assists with transportation, delivery, and pick‑up of supplies, health records, lab specimens, and/or equipment. Rotates and inventories stock to ensure sterile packaging integrity and current expiration dates. Monitors utilization and recommends changes as appropriate. Maintains quality records of various department equipment, supplies, storage areas, etc.
2. Maintains unit equipment, instruments and trays in accordance with department policy. Cleans, sorts, assembles equipment, instruments and/or trays according to standard set‑up and replaces in designated areas, ensuring they are readily accessible. Responsible for finding and bringing equipment or instruments for procedures, under the direction of the clinical staff. May check instruments and equipment, as assigned, to see if they need repair and liaison with technology management.
3. Maintains clean and safe work environment and discards soiled linen and trash. Completes room set‑up which may include comprehensive cleaning, bed turnover and preparation of special procedure carts. Remove debris from floors, walls, equipment and other surfaces using disinfectant, damp mops etc.
4. Provides basic, hands‑on, patient care as requested by supervisor, including but not limited to patient transport and ambulation.
5. May provide general support to the department, including performing administrative tasks and greeting and assisting patients, visitors, physicians, and ancillary personnel. May provide back‑up support for Monitor Techs in designated departments – this will require additional specialized training provided by the department.
6. This position works under local supervision and has responsibility for assigned unit only. Incumbents work in a fast‑paced, sometimes stressful environment with a strong focus on customer service. Interacts with staff at all levels throughout the facility. Customers are patients, families, physicians, unit staff, case managers, patient service staff and medical records staff. Interacts with a wide variety of external customers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Certification for BLS is required.
• Requires skills and abilities typically attained with six months of healthcare experience. Must possess excellent organizational skills, as well as effective human relations and communication skills. Working knowledge of medical terminology is required. Banner Registry and Travel positions require a minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital setting. Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past twelve months as a Unit Aide in the specialty area.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Knowledge of patient related supplies, materials, equipment and aseptic techniques are preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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