Periop Support Assoc I - Health Central Surgery- Varies
Orlando Health · Ocoee
Position Summary
ORLANDO HEALTH – HEALTH CENTRAL HOSPITAL
Located in Ocoee, Florida, Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital is a 252-bed comprehensive medical and surgical acute-care facility that has been serving the residents of west Orange County for more than 70 years. Services range from 24/7 emergency care to cardiovascular and stroke care, neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, minimally invasive robotic surgery and more. Our hospital has accreditations and designations in many specialty services, including bariatric surgery, spine surgery, stroke, and hip and knee joint replacement. We also have earned 2024-25 High Performing Hospital ratings in five areas – COPD, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure and hip replacement – from U.S. News & World Report, and 2024 Top Teaching Hospital recognition from The Leapfrog Group.
Orlando Health – Health Central is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our team members honor our over 100-year
legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.
Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.
Position Summary
Participates as a member of the perioperative nursing team. The primary focus of this position is patient,
specimen and equipment transport, O.R. sanitation and assistance with maintenance of unit supply levels.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
Specific duties include cleaning stretchers, O.R. tables, equipment and rooms.
- May assist the registered nurse and anesthetist in transporting postoperative patients to the recovery unit. Conveys and receives information in a timely manner.
- Performs operating room sanitation tasks.
- Stocks operating room with supplies.
- Checks, counts and stocks supplies (warmers, cabinets, bovies, substerile/supply rooms, linen and bags).
- Transports patient specimens, cultures, blood and body fluids to pathology, radiology and the laboratory.
- Provides assistance with moving and lifting patients, supplies and equipment.
- Reports defective material or equipment to supervisor.
- Under the direct supervision of the Registered nurse and/or anesthesia provider, may assist with positioning of patients for procedures and performs sterile gloving without contamination and holds extremities during patient preparation.
- Transports and delivers items, equipment, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
- May have limited access to areas storing medications.
- Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
- Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Other Related Functions
- Meets annual educational requirements.
- Demonstrates self-direction and personal accountability for their work practice and shows responsiveness to departmental and facility needs.
- Performs duties in a cost efficient manner.
- Contributes to organizational effectiveness by reporting for duty on time, adhering to policies concerning rest and lunch breaks, and completes assigned duties in an effective, efficient manner.
- Performs duties while presenting a consistent professional image in appearance, work performance and communication practices.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude when interacting with patients, their families, visitors, other employees, physicians and other associates.
- Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary surgical healthcare team in all work settings.
- Participates in Environments of Care activities as assigned.
- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, patient rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
- The PSA I must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the perioperative setting.
Qualifications
Education/Training
- High School diploma or equivalent.
Licensure/Certification
- Maintains current BLS/HealthCare certification.
Experience
- None.
Essential Functions
Specific duties include cleaning stretchers, O.R. tables, equipment and rooms.
- May assist the registered nurse and anesthetist in transporting postoperative patients to the recovery unit. Conveys and receives information in a timely manner.
- Performs operating room sanitation tasks.
- Stocks operating room with supplies.
- Checks, counts and stocks supplies (warmers, cabinets, bovies, substerile/supply rooms, linen and bags).
- Transports patient specimens, cultures, blood and body fluids to pathology, radiology and the laboratory.
- Provides assistance with moving and lifting patients, supplies and equipment.
- Reports defective material or equipment to supervisor.
- Under the direct supervision of the Registered nurse and/or anesthesia provider, may assist with positioning of patients for procedures and performs sterile gloving without contamination and holds extremities during patient preparation.
- Transports and delivers items, equipment, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
- May have limited access to areas storing medications.
- Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
- Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Other Related Functions
- Meets annual educational requirements.
- Demonstrates self-direction and personal accountability for their work practice and shows responsiveness to departmental and facility needs.
- Performs duties in a cost efficient manner.
- Contributes to organizational effectiveness by reporting for duty on time, adhering to policies concerning rest and lunch breaks, and completes assigned duties in an effective, efficient manner.
- Performs duties while presenting a consistent professional image in appearance, work performance and communication practices.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude when interacting with patients, their families, visitors, other employees, physicians and other associates.
- Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary surgical healthcare team in all work settings.
- Participates in Environments of Care activities as assigned.
- Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, patient rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
- The PSA I must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the perioperative setting.
Education/Training
- High School diploma or equivalent.
Licensure/Certification
- Maintains current BLS/HealthCare certification.
Experience
- None.
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