ASC Coordinator/Peri-Operative Aide (Ambulatory Surgery Center) 1.0 FTE

University of Minnesota Physicians•Minneapolis, MN

43d•$22 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

Why M Physicians? Accessible. Sophisticated. Efficient. That’s how we describe the new, 318,000-square-foot University of Minnesota Health Clinics and Surgery Center! The center opened for patients February 2016. We serve as a catalyst for the expansion of our outstanding patient care and innovative research. Patient needs and the principles of access, innovation and efficient care have been incorporated at every level into the building’s development! The ASC Coordinator/Peri-Operative Aide assists the surgery center nursing team in the care of surgical patients with transportation of the pre and post-operative patient. They will perform a final check of supplies to ensure that they are complete and that everything is stocked for care of patients. Moves equipment in and out of pre-op and recovery rooms as needed. This individual will also serve as a key clerical and administrative coordinator for the unit that manages phones, paging, and communication between the ASC departments. They will check patients in and complete the registration process, being the first point of contact that patient has in the surgery center. The coordination maintains confidential information and supports all other activities of the Ambulatory Surgery Center.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED; BLS
2+ Years of clinical experience in an accredited hospital or surgical center.
Ability to cooperate with and maintain good rapport with nursing staff, ancillary personnel, other departments, patients, family members, and physicians.
Good working knowledge of office service job skills with demonstrated ability to take initiative with responsibilities and work independently
Excellent computer skills in current Microsoft Office and Outlook programs.
Ability to lift and position patients and equipment

Responsibilities

Transports patients to and from perioperative services
Maintains unit information sources such as daily census sheets, surgical patient billing records, patient clinical results, and surgical schedules in a confidential manner
Maintains confidentiality of all information by sharing information only with those who need to know
Demonstrates the ability to provide applicable care/service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level of population served.
Cleans the room from the least soiled area to the most soiled area, and washes/wipes room equipment and furniture surfaces from top to bottom
Uses age-appropriate transportation methods
Properly checks patient identification and compares it to the chart
Check-in patients, and complete registration if applicable, as well as hand-off to ASC clinical team, for the ASC OR and Procedure Center
May assume responsibility for the drafting of acceptable correspondence emanating from the office
Maintains unit information sources such as daily census sheets, surgical patient billing records, patient clinical results, and surgical schedules in a confidential manner
Takes accurate messages via phone, Vocera, paging or in-person in a professional manner and directs such communications as appropriate