Surgical Associate Fulltime Days
Texas Health•Fort Worth, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
The Surgical Associate supports operating room operations by maintaining supplies, assisting with patient movement and positioning, and helping clean and prepare rooms and equipment. The role follows patient-identification, confidentiality, safety, infection-control, and asepsis procedures, and responds to requests from the circulating nurse and Surgery Control Desk. This is a full-time day position at Texas Health Southwest in Fort Worth, with a Monday–Friday schedule from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. There are no call or weekend requirements.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Previous patient-care experience preferred.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required before providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly.
- Ability to read, write, and speak English.
- Ability to stand and walk for the majority of the work shift.
- Ability to move heavy equipment and supplies, up to 250 pounds on wheels, without endangering oneself or others.
Responsibilities
- Restock operating-room supplies and items, including blankets, saline, sharps containers, linen, waste bags, Expose II, arm boards, safety straps, suction liners, sterile towels, masks, gels, and sanitizers.
- Empty soiled linen carts into the linen chute.
- Assist with moving patients to and from operating-room suites while following identification, dignity, confidentiality, communication, and safety requirements.
- Help position patients and demonstrate a basic understanding of asepsis.
- Decontaminate beds and stretchers between uses and make them up for use.
- Assist with room cleanup before and/or after surgery, including appropriate disposal of hazardous waste and use of required personal protective gear.
- Follow procedures for cleaning operating rooms and equipment, transporting instruments to decontamination areas, and returning equipment and supplies to their designated places.
- Follow the circulating nurse’s directions when obtaining requested equipment, instruments, and supplies.
- Answer calls from the Surgery Control Desk without delay.
- Act as a team member and perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Opportunities for growth
- Supportive team environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
