Perioperative Associate, Rotating Shift, Operating Room

About the role

Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Perioperative Associate for our Operating Room who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

Responsibilities

• Provides support for patient pick up as well as bed pick up from units when assigned
• Provides support for patient care related errand requests as needed (i.e. blood bank pick up)
• Stocks and monitors supplies and gases within OR environment (i.e. blankets, fluids, 02 tanks, etc.)
• Performs purposeful hourly rounding to assess for room turn over needs (i.e. equipment needs)
• Performs various tasks as competency documentation designates
• Retrieve equipment for the surgical cases as requested by the ANM or perioperative OR team
• Monitors halls keeping them free of extra equipment allowing for easy patient and equipment transport, responsible for keeping specialty OR beds together and organized

Qualifications

• Demonstrated communication, organization & critical thinking skills
• Able to speak and write English fluently
• Fundamental computer skills and keyboard familiarity
• Has knowledge of medical equipment to administer patient care
• Has knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment
• High School Diploma
• 1-2 years of experience in the EVS setting; 1 year experience in a surgical services setting preferred
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Benefits