Perioperative Support Technician

OFFERING A $2500 SIGN ON BONUS GENERAL SUMMARY Orients and completes the necessary competencies to perform a variety of essential environmental and material management functions that ensure patient safety, reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections (HAC#s), and create safe, clean and sterile workenvironments for Surgical Services.# FUNCTIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FUNCTIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Performs environmental cleaning processes for all Perioperative areas including procedural and non-procedural spaces, restricted and semi-restricted spaces and all equipment contained therein. Removes clean, unneeded equipment from PACU/OR and ensures trash and contaminated linens and instruments areproperly handled and sent to appropriate destination. Handles blood, tissue, bodily fluids, recyclables and other materials safely. Learns to perform #terminal cleaning#, an intensive cleaning process, ensuring that MOR spaces are free of infectious materials that cause hospital-acquired infections (HAC#s). Performs rapid room turnovers using standards of OR sanitation and/or terminal cleaning and helps to prepare OR after room turnover. Helps to clean and maintain other areas of OR/PACU on a regularly scheduled basis. Reports all faulty equipment to supervisor. Learns to inventory and obtains supplies and equipment needed for safe and efficient patient care. Under the direction of the primary nurse, will assist patient prior to surgery with preparation. Will provide post-surgical nutrition and patient transport outside of the department.# POSITION REQUIREMENTS# Knowledge / Skills / Abilities # Ability to anticipate, prioritize, and coordinate work in a high stress environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills preferred.# Experience # 2 years of work experience required Education # High school diploma with 2 years of work experience required

• OFFERING A $2500 SIGN ON BONUS

• GENERAL SUMMARY

• Orients and completes the necessary competencies to perform a variety of essential environmental and material management functions that ensure patient safety, reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections (HAC's), and create safe, clean and sterile workenvironments for Surgical Services.

• FUNCTIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• FUNCTIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs environmental cleaning processes for all Perioperative areas including procedural and non-procedural spaces, restricted and semi-restricted spaces and all equipment contained therein.

Removes clean, unneeded equipment from PACU/OR and ensures trash and contaminated linens and instruments areproperly handled and sent to appropriate destination. Handles blood, tissue, bodily fluids, recyclables and other materials safely.

Learns to perform "terminal cleaning", an intensive cleaning process, ensuring that MOR spaces are free of infectious materials that cause hospital-acquired infections (HAC's). Performs rapid room turnovers using standards of OR sanitation and/or terminal cleaning and helps to prepare OR after room turnover.

Helps to clean and maintain other areas of OR/PACU on a regularly scheduled basis.

Reports all faulty equipment to supervisor.

Learns to inventory and obtains supplies and equipment needed for safe and efficient patient care.

Under the direction of the primary nurse, will assist patient prior to surgery with preparation.

Will provide post-surgical nutrition and patient transport outside of the department.

• POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to anticipate, prioritize, and coordinate work in a high stress environment.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills preferred.

• Experience

• 2 years of work experience required

• Education

• High school diploma with 2 years of work experience required