Surgical Aide - OR, 40 hours, Mixed Shifts

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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday, On Call - Required

Scheduled Hours:

10:35a-7:05p

Shift:

4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

26000 - 2112 Operating Room Admin

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

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.

I. Major Responsibilities:

Case Preparation
1. Communicates patient care concerns to appropriate personnel.
2. Matches scheduled procedures to surgical preference cards.
3. Picks instruments and supplies, checks for specialty equipment, and prepares the OR bed.
4. Brings in all necessary supplies, instruments, and equipment.

Patient Preparation and Intraoperative Assistance
1. Assists nursing staff in rooms as directed.
2. Transfers patients using proper body mechanics.
3. Assists with positioning and prepping patients under RN or MD direction.
4. Retrieves additional supplies and transports specimens.
5. Assists with post-surgical patient transfers.

Post-Operative Room Preparation
1. Cleans OR and equipment per policy.
2. Removes unneeded specialty equipment.
3. Resets room furnishings and prioritizes room turnover.
4. Provides help across all areas as needed.

Environmental Cleaning
1. Maintains a safe, visibly clean environment between cases.
2. Follows environmental cleaning guidelines.
3. Stocks warmers, maintains cleanliness in core areas, locker rooms, and lounge.

Inventory Maintenance
1. Maintains adequate supply of scrubs and linens.
2. Restocks room and core supplies daily and as needed.
Other Duties
1. Picks up and delivers supplies.
2. Performs pharmacy pick-ups as needed.

Age-Specific Competency
1. Applies knowledge of growth and development stages to patient care.
2. Demonstrates age-appropriate communication and support.

II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education
Required:
1. High School diploma or GED
Preferred:
1. Current CPR certification

Experience/Skills
Preferred:
1. Housekeeping experience

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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