PRN Surgical Assistant

NAVISTA•Fairbanks, AK

5d•$18 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Surgical Services at Cardinal Health Clinical Care Delivery focuses on providing high-quality, patient-centered care for diagnosing, treating, and managing patient conditions. This role ensures the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of the practice. The Surgical Assistant will support surgical procedures from pre-operative preparation to post-operative recovery, ensuring safe, effective, and precise surgical care in adherence to safety standards. The specific role involves assisting in the operating room on Wednesdays at Denali Biomedical in Fairbanks, AK, and may require additional hours on Thursdays for equipment sterilization. This is a part-time position.

Requirements

Ability to work a flexible schedule
Available on Wednesdays to assist with surgeries as well as Thursdays to sterilize equipment, as needed

Nice To Haves

1-3 years of work experience
Previous medical experience
High School Diploma, GED or equivalent work experience
Previous experience as a surgical technician or sterile processor
Certification in surgical technology

Responsibilities

Prepares and organizes the operating room equipment, instruments, and supplies necessary for surgical procedures.
Re-stocks supplies, cleaning and janitorial supplies as needed.
Assists with cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing surgical instrumentation according to ANSI, AAMI, and APIC standards.
Assists the surgical team with patient positioning.
Assists with transporting patients via wheelchair from the facility.
Assists with cleaning and disinfecting the operating room between surgeries, as well as terminally cleaning at the end of the day.
Removes trash from the facility and disposes safely.
Assists with laundry tasks, to include: washing, drying, and folding clothing.
Performs other duties as assigned by the manager.
Welcomes patients by greeting them, in person or on the telephone; answering or referring inquiries.
Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping patient care information confidential.
Serves and protects the physician and practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
Enhances health care practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.