Periop Support Associate - ORMC Endoscopy - Full Time / Day Shift

Orlando Health • Orlando, FL

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About The Position

The Periop Support Associate participates as a member of the perioperative nursing team. The role primarily supports patient, specimen, and equipment transport, operating room sanitation, and maintenance of unit supply levels. The associate may assist the registered nurse and anesthesia provider with patient transport and positioning under direct supervision, and transports and delivers items, equipment, and medications throughout the facility, excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Maintain current BLS/HealthCare certification.

Responsibilities

• Clean stretchers, operating room tables, equipment, and rooms.
• Perform operating room sanitation tasks.
• Stock operating rooms and check, count, and replenish supplies in warmers, cabinets, bovies, substerile and supply rooms, and linen and bag areas.
• May assist the registered nurse and anesthetist in transporting postoperative patients to the recovery unit, conveying and receiving information in a timely manner.
• Transport patient specimens, cultures, blood, and body fluids to pathology, radiology, and the laboratory.
• Assist with moving and lifting patients, supplies, and equipment.
• Report defective material or equipment to a supervisor.
• Under the direct supervision of a registered nurse and/or anesthesia provider, may assist with positioning patients for procedures, perform sterile gloving without contamination, and hold extremities during patient preparation.
• Transport and deliver items, equipment, and medications throughout the facility, excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs.

Benefits

• Career-growing free education programs.
• Well-being services to support employees and their families.
• Benefits begin on day one.
• Flexibility wherever possible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED