Perioperative Assistant

About the role

Join a Team that Delivers Exceptional Care — and Supports You Every Step of the Way At TriHealth, our Perioperative Assistants play a vital role in creating a safe, efficient, and compassionate surgical environment. When you join our perioperative team, you’re not just starting a job — you’re becoming part of a mission-driven health system that puts people first: our patients, our community, and you.

Schedule

Location: Bethesda North Hospital
Schedule: Full time day shift

Benefits

• Competitive shift differentials
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement savings plans, and tuition reimbursement

PRN positions not eligible for TriHealth benefits

Requirements

• High School Degree or GED
• Familiar with basic sterile technique in order to function within a sterile environment
• 1-2 years experience
• Hospital experience or exposure to patients in other health care settings

Responsibilities

• Safely and promptly transports patients using stretchers, beds, and wheelchairs.
• Performs supply, equipment, and environmental tasks, including stocking, maintaining PAR levels, completing quality checks, and reporting issues or equipment malfunctions.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment by following infection control policies, reporting hazards, and assisting housekeeping with room preparation.
• Supports patient flow by completing clerical tasks, communicating patient information, and updating the RN on completed duties.
• Assists with positioning, prepping, and discharging patients under RN direction while performing tasks within trained competency.
• In Same Day Surgery, assists with dressing/undressing, lifting/turning, clipping patients, obtaining vital signs and EKGs, performing accuchecks, documenting in the EMR, toileting, and escorting patients to their vehicle.

Working Conditions

Climbing - Occasionally
Concentrating - Frequently
Continuous Learning - Consistently
Hearing: Conversation - Consistently
Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently
Interpersonal Communication - Consistently
Kneeling - Occasionally
Lifting Lifting 50+ Lbs - Frequently
Lifting 11-50 Lbs - Consistently
Pulling - Consistently
Pushing - Consistently
Reaching - Consistently
Reading - Frequently
Sitting - Occasionally
Standing - Consistently
Stooping - Frequently
Talking - Consistently
Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently
Use of Hands - Frequently
Color Vision - Occasionally
Visual Acuity: Far - Frequently
Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently
Walking - Consistently

Standards

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