PeriOperative Associate - Per Diem - Shift

About the role

Kern Medical seeks a PeriOperative Associate to join our dedicated team. We offer a range of primary, specialty, and multi-specialty services, including high-risk pregnancy care, inpatient psychiatric services, and personalized patient-centered wellness care.

Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning tasks in patient and non-patient care areas within the perioperative department.
• Removes, transports, and disposes of refuse and contaminated material according to perioperative and industry standards and State and Federal regulations.
• Prepares surgical suites to include the assembly, cleaning and disassembly of multiple surgical surfaces and equipment ensuring a clean surgical environment.
• Maintains effective working relationships with patients, physicians, vendors, the public and hospital staff.
• Transports and/or retrieves perioperative materials/items to and from various locations in the hospital.
• Completes required documentation within established timelines.
• Maintains real time communication within the unit leadership regarding status of availability and assigned work.
• Ensures radio transmitter is operational and utilized when on duty;
• Conducts a hand-off report to oncoming shift as indicated;
• Attends departmental/hospital in-service orientation, training and other staff meetings.

Requirements

• Six (6) months experience in an acute care facility in one or more of the following fields preferred: Housekeeping, Food service, Patient care services, Transportation, Laundry work, Janitorial services, Environmental services (EVS), Operating Room/Procedural Suite experience.
• Possess a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card at time of hire.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to use proper body mechanics when transporting patients to protect patient and self.
• Ability to utilize the assigned radio transmitter using appropriate telephone etiquette.
• Ability to handle information requests with courtesy, accuracy and respect for confidentiality.
• Ability to work toward a teamwork concept with all members of the Perioperative team, support department mottos of the PATIENT COMES FIRST, with an emphasis on safety, and interacts with and handles all patients, peers, other department personnel, volunteers and external service providers in a courteous and professional manner.

Skills

• Excellent working knowledge of cleaning and disinfectant techniques and Universal Precautions.

Benefits

Compensation details are provided above. Additional compensation may be available through differentials, incentives, and bonuses.

Pay

The estimated pay for this position is $19.2030 to $23.6173 per hour.

Schedule

Must be available for 2nd Shift (2PM to 10:30pm) and 3rd Shift (9:30PM to 6AM).