5N/6N Perioperative Care Assistant

About the role

This unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) role supports the nursing team in perioperative and sterile processing areas. The role involves performing a variety of care activities and supporting the sterile processing team.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the provision of high quality, cost-effective care by performing delegated tasks.
• Performs preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative support activities to assist the nursing team caring for surgical/procedural patients.
• Reports changes in patient's condition to a RN.
• Assists in the maintenance of inventory control system.
• Processes instruments/scopes when requested as the need arises.
• Operates processing and cleaning equipment following established policies.
• Documents in designated log books completion of cleaning tasks.
• Wraps instruments and supplies for sterilization labeling appropriately with color appropriate labels.
• May be assigned the task of preparing/processing OR linen and sterile packs.
• Provides respiratory support by properly setting up equipment needed for oxygen administration including the changing of tank regulators and checking of tank volumes.
• Transports non-narcotic medications when directed by registered nurse.
• Cleans autoclaves in Sterile Processing and Operating Room/Procedural Areas.
• Cleans and organizes Sterile Processing areas as assigned.
• Cleans washers, cart washer, dryers, shelving, and other equipment as assigned in accordance with Manufacturer’s recommendation and departmental policy.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of various equipment and supplies in designated areas.
• Maintains effective inventory control system including the daily stocking, checks for outdates (includes removal, discard, or reprocessing following established guidelines), and monitoring of level of supplies (i.e., case cart, trauma cart, suture packs) on supply/specialty carts/rooms.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required. Successful completion of departmental clinical support or PCA orientation. Obtain certification in Basic Life Support or HeartSaver First Aid within 30 days of hire date.

Qualifications

• Prior patient care experience.
• CNA or MA experience preferred.

Skills

• Excellent personal hygiene.
• Ability to operate computer programs with training.
• Ability to follow directions both written and verbal (i.e., proficient reading and writing English language).
• Team-building communications and work efforts to assist healthcare providers.
• Skills needed to utilize Safe Patient Handling equipment.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

0.6 rotating position. Focus on weekends Sat/Sun 2-12s. Scheduled Weekly Hours 24 Shift Varied (United States of America)