Perioperative Assistant

Department:

37703 Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital - Surgery Room

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday thru Friday (7am to 3:30pm). There is a Saturday rotation where the POA will be scheduled off on Friday.

Major Responsibilities: Provide assistance with supportive clinical tasks as defined by policy and procedure as directed by licensed RN staff & Surgeons 1)Support staff in other department as needed 2)Assist staff with repositioning patient within the clinical areas 3)Relocate equipment within the department/hospital 4)Perform point of care testing following guidelines set by hospital policy 5)Communicates with patient, families and health care team in a competent courteous and professional manner 6)Identifies and transporting patients to and from Surgery. 7)Responds to codes in the OR and PACU. 8)Operates positioning equipment under supervision. Participates in the preparation of the Operating rooms/Case 1)Removes all case carts from sterile lift and transports to appropriate area of the department. Ensures all equipment is maintained in a clean fashion and returned to its proper storage area 10)Cleans instrument when OR/SPD instrument team is not available 2)Reviews the surgeon preference cards and ensures all items/equipment needed for the procedure and positioning of the patient are present. Attempts to rectify deficiencies; report any missing items to the Circulating Nurse for direction and resolution 3)Places linen and trash bags on all case carts 4)Assists nursing personnel with OR set up including setting supplies around the room, gathering additional equipment/supplies, and opening sterile supplies 5)In the event of surgical delays, monitors open sterile fields 6)Retrieves and transports sterilized items from the autoclave/Steris to OR rooms 7)Removes instrumentation/equipment and /or supply items from case carts prior to transport to Sterile Processing. Returns all unused case carts to Sterile Processing 8)Assists nursing personnel in end of case clean up by placing all dirty instrument trays, garbage and suctions on the case cart. 9)Ensures all suction canisters have solidifying agent in them prior to placing on cart Participates in maintenance of the Surgery Department 1)Conducts between case room cleaning to include cleaning and disinfecting of OR tables, floors, equipment, etc. Makes the OR bed with clean linen in accordance with department procedures 2)Uses appropriate germicide in disinfecting rooms. Handles chemicals and solutions following department policy; ensure that all chemicals and solutions are in properly labeled containers 3)Runs biological testing for implants flash autoclaved in the OR. Reports results to appropriate staff 4)Maintains blood refrigerator in sterile ensuring inventory levels and ensures that gauges and keys are available for oxygen tanks Ensures the Surgery area is appropriately stocked and supplied to meet the needs of the patient and Nursing Staff 1)Transporting deceased to morgue 2)Transporting of equipment/supplies between operating room, PACU, SPD, and other units as directed. 3)Obtain supplies, beds and equipment from other areas of the hospital as needed. . 4)Monitors sterile items on the case carts and notifies Sterile Processing of the need to replace missing items 5)Procure blood, laboratory and pathology reports, radiology films, and other patient related information to the Operating Room. 6)Deliver specimens to laboratory/pathology, as needed both routine and stat. 7)Clean and prepare patient carts and wheelchair between patients’ use following guidelines set by hospital policy and OSHA along with other equipment . Ensures that all work areas are maintained in a clean and orderly fashion at all times 8)Documentation of cleaning equipment on appropriate form i.e. cart cleaning record. Monitoring and informing charge RN when supplies are needed. 9)Stocking and obtaining supplies from inventory store room when needed to the areas of Surgery, Local Rooms, and scrub sinks on a daily basis. 10)Ensures fluids and blankets are placed in warmers and replenished as needed. Assists with direct patient care under