Surgical Care Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Transports patients via stretcher or wheelchair using safety measures appropriate for patient and vehicle.
• Positions patients correctly, aligns and supports torso and limbs as directed and per patient comfort.
• Ensures proper patient identification with the patient ID bracelet in place. Checks ID bracelet, asks patients name and date of birth and initials ACC Admission preprocedure record or the Pre op checklist for floor patients.
• Anticipates the need for equipment and supplies during the day, acquires the equipment for cases and decontaminates and stores equipment post operatively.
• Assists nursing staff with proper setup of patient care equipment, i.e. video carts, fracture table, shoulder equipment, urology table, etc.
• Reports any malfunctions of equipment to supervisory staff.
• Assists circulating nurse with positioning and /or prepping of patient.
• Performs QA on the labeling and documentation of specimens. Delivers the specimens to the designated lab areas in the required time frame. Obtains blood from the blood bank and delivers to designated patient in OR as needed.
• Follows established protocols for between case cleaning and decontamination of OR’s. Maintains clean, neat adjoining areas of the OR suite, i.e. sub-sterile room, storage areas and lounges. Keeps patient care area and work environment neat and organized
• Verifies/stocks warmers with solutions and blankets.
• Checks daily par levels of scrub brushes, masks, protective eyewear, mops, cleaning supplies, trash bags etc. Restocks as needed.
• Monitors and corrects areas of potential hazards, i.e., wet floors around scrub sinks, etc.
• Performs end of day cleaning to furniture, lights and patient care equipment.
• Uses resources and references for reviewing policies and procedures, information needed to complete job duties.

Credentials:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)