Responsible for working with other healthcare professionals to help treat patients undergoing ambulatory surgery and other procedures including but not limited to; Colonoscopies, Ortho sports and minor trauma, Ortho hand, GYN, Laparoscopic, Plastics, Urology, General, Rectal, Podiatry, Pediatrics.

Essential Function/Responsibilities:

• Supporting nursing personnel in providing direct patient care to surgical patients

• Assisting patients with ambulating, eating, drinking, toileting, dressing, positioning

• Measuring vital signs including blood pressure, oxygen saturation, temperature, blood glucose

• Administering or monitoring basic treatments as directed by registered nurse

• Helping to ensure a safe care environment at all times

• Continuous rounding throughout department to ensure patient and family needs are met

• Ensuring patients and families have a positive patient experience by exhibiting PRIDE behaviors, rounding, collaboration, teamwork and a positive attitude

• Good communication skills

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and have positive customer service skills

• Change bed linens and clean stretchers and wheelchairs

• Change waste receptacles as needed

• Change sharps containers as needed

• Assist in the turnover and cleaning of the operating room

• Assist in the equipment management and positioning devices of the department

• Assist is restocking supplies and monitoring par levels

• Perform other related duties as assigned

• Assist in the transport of patients upon discharge

Required:

• Level I - High School Diploma or equivalent.

• 0-3 years of experience as a Nursing Assistant in Patient Care or other related field with demonstrated increased responsibility in the healthcare industry.

• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Minimum Experience:

• Ability to multitask and function in a fast paced, operating room, pre op recovery and second stage recovery area

• Acute care experience strongly preferred

• EMT experience welcome to apply