Unit Support

Alomere Health; Alexandria (MN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee Health Clinic

401(k) with 6% match

Job summary

Alomere Health in Minnesota is seeking a Unit Support for the Surgical Day Care team to help keep the Surgical Services Department running safely and efficiently under the supervision of RNs, performing tasks that support patient care.

Responsibilities include setting up preoperative, procedure, and operating rooms, maintaining supplies, sterilization of instruments, monitoring QA standards, transporting patients, and assisting with admitting/discharging.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the setup of preoperative, procedure, and operating rooms by ensuring the room is clean and equipment is available
• Maintain inventory of surgical and patient care supplies
• Ensure instruments are sterilized and handled per policies
• Perform biological and chemical monitoring according to QA standards
• Safely transport patients between hospital areas
• Assist nursing with patient admitting and discharging

Job description

Department: Surgical Services

Employment Status (Full Time Equivalent): Full-Time (1.0)- 80 Hours per pay period

Benefit Status: Full-time

Benefits include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Health Clinic (health+): Our health+ clinic provides office visits and prescription medications for little to no cost to Alomere Health employees and their dependents who are on a medical insurance plan
• Retirement Savings: (401(k)) - All eligible employees of Alomere Health are automatically enrolled. All eligible employees are able to contribute on a pre-tax and/or post-tax basis and Alomere Health matches up to 6% of employee's contributions.
• Please see more details about our benefits here: https://alomerehealth.com/careers/#benefits

Hours:

• Monday - Friday (8 hour shifts)

• Start time between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM

• No Weekends

Position Objective:

The Unit Support position is a member of the Surgical Day Care team. This position assist in keeping the Surgical Services Department running efficiently and safely. Unit Support functions under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse and performs tasks which support the patient care area.

Essential Responsibilities:

The following description of responsibilities to be performed is not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, it focuses on the major tasks that must be accomplished.

• Assist with the setup of preoperative, procedure, and operating rooms by ensuring the room is clean, wiped down and all equipment/instruments are available and in working order
• Maintains inventory of surgical and patient care supplies
• Maintains knowledge of all policies and procedures as they relate to the cleaning and sterilization of instruments
• Performs biological and chemical monitoring in accordance with quality assurance standards
• Safely transport patients between various departments of the hospital
• Adhere to the cleaning and disinfection guidelines in reprocessing the endoscopes, instruments, and equipment.
• Assist nursing with the admitting and discharging of patients

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform all other related duties as assigned in a professional and responsive manner
• Demonstrate the ability to use relevant equipment
• Support, understand, and promote Alomere Health's mission, vision, values, policies and procedures
• Ability to meet the work schedule requirements with flexibility dependent upon the needs of the department
• Foster respectful working relationships with professional colleagues, patients, families, and general public regardless of age, gender, lifestyle, culture, beliefs, race, socioeconomic class, or ability