Perioperative Assistant

Job Title Performs patient care activities as a member of the healthcare delivery team; performs office and clinical procedures. Job Description Prepares surgical, procedural, or recovery rooms for patient use before each case and at the end of each surgical day. Prepares equipment/supplies needed for care of patients and for performing surgical and local procedures. Communicates information about the patient's status to others responsible for patient care. Responds to emergency situations with competence and composure. Documents that information received from the patient is disseminated to the appropriate people or departments. Accurately assesses and interprets age-specific patient data. Maintains and promotes professional competence through continuing education and other learning experiences. Performs assigned activities to provide safe and individualized care. Helps maintain inventory levels and accurate records. Qualifications Training/experience in patient care preferred. Understanding of housekeeping requirements, including sterile environments, preferred. Training or experience in business office activities preferred. Skills Reasoning ability. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Thorough knowledge in computer information systems. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Work Environment This job operates in an Ambulatory Surgical Center environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. U.S. Urology Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr