Perioperative Support Associate
About The Position
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is seeking a Perioperative Support Associate I (PSA) to work with the Surgery team in the Main Operating Room. This full-time, day-shift position is part of the perioperative nursing team and focuses on transporting patients, specimens, and equipment; sanitizing operating rooms; and maintaining unit supply levels. The PSA performs cleaning and sanitation tasks, stocks and checks operating-room supplies, transports specimens and other items throughout the facility, and assists with patient movement and positioning under the direct supervision of a registered nurse and/or anesthesia provider. The role requires regular, punctual attendance and compliance with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Maintain current BLS/HealthCare certification.
Nice To Haves
- Prior operating-room experience is desired.
Responsibilities
- Clean stretchers, operating-room tables, equipment, and rooms.
- May assist the registered nurse and anesthetist in transporting postoperative patients to the recovery unit and convey and receive information in a timely manner.
- Perform operating-room sanitation tasks.
- Stock the operating room with supplies.
- Check, count, and stock supplies in warmers, cabinets, bovies, substerile and supply rooms, and linen and bag areas.
- 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 direct supervision of the 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.
- Maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies and applicable standards.
- Comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 403(b) retirement savings plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid Time Off (up to five weeks to start)
- Life insurance
- Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
- Family Care for childcare, elder care, and pet care
- Paid parental leave
- Pet insurance
- Car insurance
- Educational benefits, including tuition reimbursement and monthly payments to help pay down graduate school debt
- Benefits begin on day one
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
