Surgical Services Aide - Surgical Services

Position: Surgical Services Aide - Surgical Services - Full Time/Days - 2097433842

Job Objective

Under the supervision of the Director of Surgical Services, Surgical Services manager, and/or the Registered Charge Nurses. A Surgical Services Aide must be able to competently perform departmental tasks as well as various supportive services. Tasks and care provided will be guided by the policies and procedures of the hospital and performed under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• 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.

Non-Essential Duties

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

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Knowledge

• Knowledge and practices of proper safety skills.

Skills

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

Abilities

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

AVMC Values:
All AVMC employees will effectively demonstrate these values

• 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.

Education and Experience Education

• High School Diploma or GED.

Experience

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

Required Licensure and/or Certifications

• BLS/BCLS.

AVMC Conduct/Compliance Expectations

• 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…