Surgical Services Aide - Surgical Services

Surgical Services Aide - Surgical Services - Full Time/Days -

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Under the supervision of the Director of Surgical Services, Surgical Services Manager, and/or the Registered Charge Nurses, a Surgical Services Aide competently performs departmental tasks and provides supportive services as guided by hospital policies and performed under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

• Observes patients, recognize symptoms, and communicate patient status requiring the attention of a registered nurse.
• Transports patients to and from the Surgical Services department.
• Uses standard precautions.
• Transports specimens.
• Cleans instruments and equipment per manufacturer recommendations.
• Assists with clerical duties.
• Orders and stocks supply, linens and solutions to the appropriate areas in the Surgical Services department and operating room suites.
• Assist in returning unused sterile supplies to the department's floor stock.
• Assist in storing surgical equipment to their appropriate areas and help maintain the storage.
• Assists in positioning patients for operative procedures.
• Assists in holding extremities during the surgical prepping of the patient.
• Documents humidity and temperatures of the operating room suites and the temperatures of the refrigerators and fluid/blanket warmers.
• Assists in preparing equipment for operative procedures.
• Able to prepare the transport monitor, complete with modules and cables necessary.
• Conduct equipment inventory on each operating room for readiness.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Relieves clerical staff as needed.
• Answers telephones and directs calls appropriately.
• Uses computer, fax machines and copiers as needed.

• Knowledge and practices of proper safety skills.

• Skills and abilities
  
  obtained through completion of a basic orientation course provided by surgical services.

• Ability to transfer patients, gurneys, IV poles, and/or wheelchairs safely.
• Ability to relieve clerical staff at desk, as needed.

• Patients Come First – We listen actively and communicate with our patients and families, placing safety as a top priority.
• Accountability & Ownership – We fully complete tasks, are transparent, effectively communicate, and recognize that what we do reflects on us.
• Teamwork – We build trusting relationships, promote a sense of community, and are respectful of everyone. Success is about the whole team.
• Integrity & Honesty – We tell the truth at all times, speak up when something is wrong, and do the right thing when no one is looking.
• Excellence – We take pride in our work, are goal-oriented, and on a never-ending quest for top tier quality.
• Initiative & Innovation – Our can-do attitudes, creativity, and resourcefulness empower us to improve the patient’s experience, solve our own problems, make timely decisions, and look for opportunities to add value.
• Tenderness & Compassion – We have genuine empathy, show kindness, and encourage and advocate for each other.

• High School Diploma or GED.

• One year of Acute, long-term, and institutional experience preferred.

• BLS/BCLS.

• Ability to adhere with AVMC Attendance and Punctuality Policy.
• Ability to adhere with AVMC Leaves of Absence Policy.
• Ability to adhere with AVMC Paid Time-Off (PTO) Policy.
• Ability to adhere to the department dress code.
• Ability to organize work and establish priorities.
• Ability to expand on own initiative in performance of duties.
• Skill and ability to follow the telephone etiquette/standards.
• Ability to function effectively under pressure and meet time parameters.
• Ability to communicate effectively while maintaining good working relationships with co-workers, managers and other hospital staff.
• Ability to adhere to the normal standards of courtesy and conduct as defined under the rules of hospitality at AVMC.
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of patient, hospital and department information.
• Ability to adhere to safety rules and regulations.
• Safely and…