Surgical Aide

Fairview Health Services • Maplewood, MN

99d • Onsite

About The Position

Fairview has an immediate opening for a Surgical Aide to join the team at St. John's Hospital located in Maplewood, MN.
This is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours per pay period) day/evening shift opening with rotating weekends.
As a Surgical Aide, you will be responsible for:
Transporting patients to and from the operating room.
Assisting with patient transfers on and off the operating room table. Assisting with positioning as advised.
Assisting with operating room turnover between cases.
Gathering operating room equipment and positioning devices as needed.
Cleaning and returning equipment to the correct storage location.
Restocking basic operating room and anesthesia supplies.
Accessing medications or IV solutions only as required to perform normal job duties following all state and federal regulations regarding medication and IV solution security.
Staging team case carts and equipment as advised.
Checking and recording anesthesia refrigerator temperature and reporting discrepancies.
Maintaining knowledge of, and complying with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
Actively participating in creating and implementing improvements.
Performing other responsibilities as needed/assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through Health Care Providers (or ability to obtain by hire date)

Responsibilities

• Transporting patients to and from the operating room.
• Assisting with patient transfers on and off the operating room table.
• Assisting with positioning as advised.
• Assisting with operating room turnover between cases.
• Gathering operating room equipment and positioning devices as needed.
• Cleaning and returning equipment to the correct storage location.
• Restocking basic operating room and anesthesia supplies.
• Accessing medications or IV solutions only as required to perform normal job duties following all state and federal regulations regarding medication and IV solution security.
• Staging team case carts and equipment as advised.
• Checking and recording anesthesia refrigerator temperature and reporting discrepancies.
• Maintaining knowledge of, and complying with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Actively participating in creating and implementing improvements.
• Performing other responsibilities as needed/assigned.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• PTO/vacation and Safe and Sick Time
• tuition reimbursement
• retirement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees