Unit Assistant - Surgery

Foundation Health•Fairbanks, AK

1d•$20 - $27

About The Position

This position is responsible for collection, inventory, cleaning and distribution of medical supplies and patient care equipment for the unit. This position is also responsible for miscellaneous tasks such as transporting patients and supplies, and may include transporting health records, lab specimens and equipment to other areas. This position may provide basic, hands-on, patient care as requested by supervisor.

Requirements

BLS certification required.
Requires the ability to work independently and as part of a team without continuous supervision.
Must be able to interpret and respond to verbal and written instructions.
Must be able to communicate effectively with others by phone and verbally.
Must be able to read and understand material safety data sheets and instructions for mixing and use of cleaning chemicals, and able to fill out chemical identification stickers.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of patient related supplies, materials, equipment, and aseptic techniques are preferred.
Working knowledge of medical terminology and previous experience in a healthcare acute setting is preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Inventories, orders, replenishes, and disperses supplies within the department, ensuring all areas and carts are appropriately stocked and the supplies are readily accessible to the clinical staff.
Assists with transportation, delivery, and pick-up of supplies, health records, lab specimens, and/or equipment.
Rotates and inventories stock to ensure sterile packaging integrity and current expiration dates.
Monitors utilization and recommends changes as appropriate.
Maintains quality records of various department equipment, supplies, storage areas, etc.
Maintains unit equipment, instruments and trays in accordance with department policy.
Cleans, sorts, assembles equipment, instruments and/or trays according to standard set-up and replaces in designated areas, ensuring they are readily accessible.
Responsible for finding and bringing equipment or instruments for procedures, under the direction of the clinical staff.
May check instruments and equipment, as assigned, to see if they need repair and liaison with technology management.
Maintains clean and safe work environment and discards soiled linen and trash.
Completes room set-up which may include comprehensive cleaning, bed turnover and preparation of special procedure carts.
Remove debris from floors, walls, equipment and other surfaces using disinfectant, damp mops etc.
Provides basic, hands-on, patient care as requested by supervisor, including but not limited to patient transport and ambulation.
May provide general support to the department, including performing administrative tasks and greeting and assisting patients, visitors, physicians, and ancillary personnel.
May provide back-up support for Monitor Techs in designated departments this will require additional specialized training provided by the department.
Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards.
Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.