OverviewAs our Patient Care Assistant Periop at CHI St. Joseph you will be 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.CHI St. Joseph Health – College Station/Bryan TX Since 1936 CHI St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in Bryan College Station Brenham Hearne Navasota Caldwell Madisonville and Bellville. With the area’s only Level II Trauma Center the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley; CHI St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system CHI 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 20 ambulatory clinics featuring primary care a freestanding Emergency Room Express Clinics and imaging and diagnostic services.Responsibilities
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
Opens and assists the team with supplies, instrument sets, suture selection and meeting benchmark turnovers
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
Rounds within their assigned surgical rooms to ensure that all turnovers are met and Supports the necessary patient movement and flow
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
Anticipates the needs of the surgical team members and provides the necessary support and knowledge of surgical supplies, instruments and sutures
Sets up and tears down laparoscopic equipment, ensuring that printers, cameras and tubing is properly processed and arranged
Ensures that used surgical instruments are cleaned, replaced and properly returned to the decontamination department within SPD
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
Obtains the necessary skin preparation solutions and prepares the prep stand as needed
QualificationsRequired Education and Experience
High School Diploma/GED
One (1) year of related health care experience
American Heart Association BLS certification
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training
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
Pay Range$12.33 - $16.95 /hourWe are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
