Seattle, Washington
Posted: 26-May-23
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 23009505
Description
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days
Location: AdventHealth Daytona Beach
The role you’ll contribute:
The Supply and Equipment Technician performs multiple departmental assigned tasks that facilitate the transportation of patients, positioning of patients, room readiness and the turnover processes between surgical procedures. Technical functions including assisting in patient preparations, holding for preps, assembling equipment, assisting anesthesia care givers as directed, and performing environmental sanitation within the operating room and immediate ancillary units.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Transports patients to department in a timely manner. Interacts with patients in a professional and courteous manner.
- Maintains unit supply and equipment inventories as indicated.
- Performs surgical preps in accordance to established policy and protocol.
- Assists with patient positioning and lifting
- Communicates with medical staff, and all indicated ancillary services to assure an appropriate continuum of patient care.
- Assists with the assembly of operating room equipment
- Cleans surgical areas and equipment using established cleaning processes within required timeframes.
- Maintains appropriate infection control measures and maintains a safe patient environment
- Assists in the application of splints, casts, and other rigid dressings.
- Provides traction application of varying degrees of complexity under direct physician guidance.
- Assists with delivery of surgical specimens to the laboratory.
- Stocks all work areas and replenishes rotating inventories as directed.
- Obtains and delivers items essential for patient care as directed.
- Assures safe disposal of bio-hazardous materials.
- Adheres to standards of universal precautions.
- Assists operating room staff personnel in the smooth transition between surgical cases.
- Other duties as assigned.
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
- Must be able to use computer for patient information and basic department clerical functions.
- Powered and non-powered Perioperative equipment and instruments including surgical beds and stretchers, anesthesia machines, positioning devices and hazardous waste/contaminated supplies and equipment handling
- BLS required within 90 days of hire
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS PREFERRED:
- EVS or industrial cleaning experience preferred
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- High school graduate or equivalent is required.
- Patient care and communications skills to work with patients from infant, childhood, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Six months customer service or equivalent is necessary.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:
- One year experience in hospital or specialized department setting preferred.
- One year experience in healthcare