Perioperative Support Specialist

Fairfax Hospital - Periop Support - Perioperative Support Specialist | Full Time: Evenings

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates responsibility for self-development and consistently exhibits role model and leadership behaviors. Acts as a resource and mentor to coworkers. Maintains and troubleshoots equipment in accordance with standard practices/guidelines.
• Collaborates in the development and implementation of an educational plan for identified needs.
• Facilitates the transferring/positioning of patients in the operating room in addition to assisting with patient surgical preparation as requested and directed by the nursing staff.
• Safely transports patients to and from the operating room. Participate in staff in-services and orientation to new products, equipment, instruments and processes.
• Keeps equipment clean, neatly arranged, in its proper location and ready for use. Places returned and new supplies/instruments in the correct locations.
• Assists with the gathering, installation, removal and cleaning of equipment while utilizing the operating room schedule and as directed by the nursing staff.
• Prepares the operating room for cases by opening sterile supplies/instruments and maintaining awareness of aseptic technique.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team and keeps informed of unit initiatives to support unit quality improvement and patient safety goals.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certification - Basic Life Support Upon Start
• Education - High School or GED