What are the responsibilities and job description for the Periop Support Specialist 1 position at Inova Health System?
Fairfax Hospital - Perioperative Support | Perioperative Support Specialist 1 | Full Time: Monday - Friday Full-Time: Days
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.
Perioperative Support Specialist 1 Responsibilities
- The Perioperative Support Specialist 1 is responsible for preparing case carts which includes retrieving and delivering requested supplies, instruments and equipment to the operating rooms as directed by the surgical team.
- To help achieve our mission, this role communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others and maintains respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines is of vital importance.
- Demonstrates responsibility for self-development.
- Assists with the gathering, installation, removal, and cleaning of equipment while utilizing the operating room schedule to anticipate requests.
- Gathers and packs instruments and sterile supplies for scheduled and added cases to provide efficient procedure set up of surgical cases.
Perioperative Support Specialist 1 Requirements
- Certification - Basic Life Support Upon Start from AHA
- Experience - 1 Healthcare/Hospitality
- One year of experience in a healthcare setting or inventory/ equipment management.
- Education - High School or GED
- KSAs - Communication / Critical Thinking
- Ability to communicate effectively in order to follow and respond to instruction appropriately
- Ability to multitask
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This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Salary : $5,250
