Surgical Services Perioperative Care Specialist

About the role

This position performs preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative support activities to assist the nursing team caring for surgical/procedural patients which may include total care within scope of practice (stable patient’s vital signs, activities of daily living, promotion of comfort) and the performance of point of care tests. Reports changes in patient’s condition to a RN. Includes assisting personnel in obtaining supplies, instruments, and equipment for surgical/procedural cases.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes appropriate aseptic technique to open sterile supplies for patient use or for sterile field; performs shave preps; and holds extremities during surgical or procedural preps.
• Cleans and prepared work area for next patient and shift.
• Transports patients to and from various areas. Cleans transport devices.
• Affords assistance with patient transfers and positioning. Retrieves/cleans patient care equipment.
• Runs errands as directed in timely manner. Reviews stocking lists, preference cards, and supply carts to ensure/acquire supplies, instruments, and equipment are available for patient care use.
• Maintains effective inventory control system. Maintains a clean, sanitary, and safe work environment in procedural areas and SPD through the maintenance of egress corridors by monitoring halls keeping them free of extra equipment allowing for easy equipment transportation; organization and cleaning of work areas, storerooms, patient bays, computers, and monitors; performance of post-case /post-care cleaning following established policies; performance of terminal and isolation cleaning if necessary including the daily/weekly cleaning of mobile fluid-waste equipment; cleaning/stocking of scrub sinks/housekeeping carts; weekly warmer cleaning with logged documentation; and cleaning of autoclaves as assigned.
• Processes instruments/scopes when requested as the need arises. Prepares various cleaning solutions used in the decontamination of instruments, equipment, and rooms. Operates processing and cleaning equipment (i.e., washer/sterilizer or immediate use sterilizer known as IUS, and various other cleaning apparatus in OR, Sterile Processing, and other designated areas 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. Documents appropriately to foster the work of the department.
• Determines and documents patient weight, temperature, pulse, respirations, BP, intakes/outputs, and abdominal girths as directed by the nursing staff. Transports specimens and records specimen delivery to lab or in designated log books.
• Add fixative to specimens when needed. Provides respiratory support by properly setting up equipment needed for oxygen administration including the changing of tank regulators and checking of tank volumes. Follows all departmental policies and procedures including the reporting of equipment/room repairs to appropriate persons in a timely manner. Performs tagging of equipment and putting in Biomed ticket for repair.
• Assists in routine unit operations as directed/needed to ensure smooth communication and functioning of the unit. Relays accurate telephone, visitor, patient, and healthcare provider messages to appropriate persons in a timely manner. Transports linens, trash, and biohazardous case carts/materials according to established policies wearing PPE and ensuring correct signage is in place prior to transport.
• Affords assistance with room or bay set-up. May monitor sterile field set-up when directed by registered nurse. Assists team by performing tasks such as answering telephone and minor clerical duties in designated area. Transports non-narcotic medications when directed by registered nurse. PCS may transport patient with a PCA/Epidural pump.
• 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. Processes instruments between cases (wash and sterilize by heat or cold sterilization) as the need arises.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of various equipment and supplies in designated areas. Monitors halls keeping them free of extra equipment allowing for easy equipment transportation.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support or HeartSaver First Aid within 30 days of hire date.
• To be completed as established by department: (Administered at Department level)
• Successful completion of departmental clinical support or PCS orientation.

Skills and Abilities

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

Additional Job Description

This position is for clinical support as we open a second endoscopy room and surgery. All staff hired for Fairmont Medical Center are expected to cross train to different service lines as need and time allow. This position will require training at Ruby Memorial.

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Shift Varied (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals Cost Center 1506 WVUH FMT Surgical Services

Address 1325 Locust Avenue Fairmont West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.