Surgical Support Associate
About Us
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Surgical Support Associate
Position Summary: Assists surgery team with direct/indirect patient care activities including sterile procedure setup.
- Demonstrates competency and knowledge in performing specified skills, including transporting and activities that occur in a sterile environment.
- Demonstrates competency in utilization of specified equipment required for patient care, including but not limited to, cleaning and assembling instrument tray and operating the autoclave.
- Assists with supplying OR suites with stock items; supplies blanket/fluid warmer; runs errands that support patient care activity.
- Assists with room turnover by performing activities such as, but not limited to, sweeping, mopping, removing trash, and disinfecting as appropriate.
- Responds to real or simulated emergency and disaster situations according to established procedure.
- Assumes responsibility for obtaining current accurate information and expand knowledge base through utilization of appropriate learning experiences, and attending mandatory annual in-services.
- Demonstrates organizational skills and appropriately prioritizes assigned work responsibilities.
- Communicates effectively and reports relevant observations of patient status to responsible Registered Nurse and follow through as directed.
- Respects patient rights by providing privacy and confidentiality of information.
- Participates in performance improvement activities.
- Provides for the age specific needs of the population served according to department standards, as evidenced by observation, documentation, and peer feedback.
- (Newborn - Birth to discharge from McLaren-Bay)
- (Infant - Any child up to one year)
- (Pediatric - One year to 12 years)
- (Adolescence - 13 - 17 years)
- (Adult - 18-64 years)
- (Geriatric - 65 years and older)
Qualifications: Required: - High school diploma or equivalent - BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification
Preferred: - Previous Operating Room experience - Minimum of one (1) year experience in a patient care area
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Demonstrable knowledge of a) medical terminology and b) asepsis and conduct in a sterile environment - Affective verbal and written communication skills
Position Specific Expectations: 1. Personal contact with various
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