PACU Assistant

What You’ll Do

• Provides assistance to the nurses and surgical technologists in the day to day activities of the surgical center.
• Aids in implementing a plan of care for the patient during the perioperative experience.
• Assists the RN in the preoperative and post-operative areas as required.
• Aids the nurses in the operating room and sterile central.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information and patient privacy.
• Ensures patient safety in all aspects of job activities.
• Collaborates with all members of the OR team to achieve the Surgi Center’s goals.
• Follows universal precautions and infection control policies.
• Prepares the preoperative patient by having them change into a johnnie and taking care of their belongings.
• Applies EKG leads, oxygen saturation probe, and B/P cuff.
• Records patients’ initial vital signs including B/P, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturation, and temperature.
• May provide post-operative nourishment to the patient.
• Ambulates or pushes the patient in a wheelchair to their car for discharge.
• Cleans the pre and post-operative bays according to policy following infection control principles.
• Restocks the pre and post-operative areas.
• Helps to put away medical-surgical supplies from the warehouse.
• Aids in the turn-over of operating rooms as needed.
• Aids in Sterile Central as needed under the direction of the sterile central technician.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• BLS Required.
• One-year medical office experience preferred.
• Surgical center experience preferred.
• Familiarity with office equipment and software.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA, insurance regulations, policies, procedures, and medical terminology.
• Understanding of electronic medical systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally, maintain enthusiasm, prioritize tasks, and multi-task.
• Organized, reliable, patient, and professional.
• Reacts calmly and effectively under stress.
• Interprets, adapts, and applies guidelines and procedures appropriately.
• Develops and maintains effective and professional working relationships with patients, medical staff, coworkers, and the public.
• Understands and promotes teamwork, represents the practice in a professional manner, and maintains strict confidentiality on all patient issues.

What We Offer

• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities.
• Dynamic environment.
• Access to a diverse network of practitioners.
• Broad infrastructure of tools and programs to enhance the employee experience.
• Competitive Compensation.
• Generous PTO benefits package: health, dental, vision, 401(k).
• We are an equal-opportunity employer.