Surgical Aide - OR, 40 hours, Mixed Shifts
About The Position
Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. The Surgical Aide assists the nursing staff with direct and indirect nursing care activities as well as environmental cleaning responsibilities. The Surgical Aide provides a safe, visibly clean environment and works under the direction of a Registered Nurse. As an integral part of the healthcare team, the Surgical Aide is responsible for maintaining a safe environment in which quality patient care is delivered. Prioritization of patient care tasks and communication with healthcare team members are essential to this role.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED
Nice To Haves
- Current CPR certification
- Housekeeping experience
Responsibilities
- Communicates patient care concerns to appropriate personnel.
- Matches scheduled procedures to surgical preference cards.
- Picks instruments and supplies, checks for specialty equipment, and prepares the OR bed.
- Brings in all necessary supplies, instruments, and equipment.
- Assists nursing staff in rooms as directed.
- Transfers patients using proper body mechanics.
- Assists with positioning and prepping patients under RN or MD direction.
- Retrieves additional supplies and transports specimens.
- Assists with post-surgical patient transfers.
- Cleans OR and equipment per policy.
- Removes unneeded specialty equipment.
- Resets room furnishings and prioritizes room turnover.
- Provides help across all areas as needed.
- Maintains a safe, visibly clean environment between cases.
- Follows environmental cleaning guidelines.
- Stocks warmers, maintains cleanliness in core areas, locker rooms, and lounge.
- Maintains adequate supply of scrubs and linens.
- Restocks room and core supplies daily and as needed.
- Picks up and delivers supplies.
- Performs pharmacy pick-ups as needed.
- Applies knowledge of growth and development stages to patient care.
- Demonstrates age-appropriate communication and support.
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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
