St. Joseph Health – Bryan/College Station Navasota Caldwell Madisonville TX. Since 1936 St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley. We have a Level III Trauma Center the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley. St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring primary care Express Clinics and imaging and diagnostic services.
Responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE
A supportive role within the operating room areas. Responsible for opening sterile supplies, assisting with
patient positioning, coordinating and assisting with the set up and cleanup of the operating rooms as well as
assisting team members in the delivery of patients to and from the operating room, Intensive Care Units,
PACU, and other areas.
ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Reviews the OR schedule daily, tracking and monitoring the necessary pick-up and delivery of patients to and
from the operating rooms as needed to ensure timely surgical starts
2. Opens and Assists the team with
supplies, instrument sets, suture selection and meeting benchmark turnovers
3. Assists the surgical suite in
patient positioning, surgical preps, clipping and aids in the retrieving of x-rays, equipment set up and tracking
and removing instruments to and from the operating room suites
4. Rounds within their assigned surgical
rooms to ensure that all turnovers are met and Supports the necessary patient movement and flow
5. Assists
Registered Nurses, Surgical Scrubs and the Surgeons while preventing the disruption of the surgical case by
retrieving supplies, relaying messages and managing the ancillary support of the surgical team
6. Anticipates
the needs of the surgical team members and Provides the necessary support and knowledge of surgical
supplies, instruments and sutures
7. Sets up and tears down laparoscopic equipment, ensuring that printers,
cameras and tubing is properly processed and arranged
8. Ensures that used surgical instruments are
cleaned, replaced and properly returned to the decontamination department within SPD
9. Assists in the pre-operative patient preparation once the patient has arrived in the operating room/includes placing grounding
pad on patient and ensuring that the device is properly connected
10. Obtains the necessary skin preparation
solutions and Prepares the prep stand as needed
Qualifications
Required Licensure and Certifications
*High School Diploma/GED *CPR certified*Based on location
assignment may also require BLS/ACLS/ and or PALS
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
*Ability to understand and develop processes that assist and aid the
surgical team *Good knowledge of operating room
etiquette/processes/medical terminology *Demonstrate
competency in the opening and storing of sterile surgical
supplies/sterile field
PREFERRED Qualifications
*One (1) year of experience