Perioperative Assistant

Job Description

Join a Team that Delivers Exceptional Care - and Supports You Every Step of the Way

At TriHealth , our Perioperative Assistants play a vital role in creating a safe, efficient, and compassionate surgical environment. When you join our perioperative team, you're not just starting a job - you're becoming part of a mission-driven health system that puts people first: our patients, our community, and you.

Location: Bethesda North Hospital

Schedule: Full time day shift

Incentives & Benefits:

We offer competitive shift differentials, opportunities for professional growth, and a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement savings plans, and tuition reimbursement.

*PRN positions not eligible for TriHealth benefits

Minimum Job Requirements:

• High School Degree or GED
• Familiar with basic sterile technique in order to function within a sterile environment
• 1-2 years experience
• Hospital experience or exposure to patients in other health care settings

Job Overview:

The Perioperative Assistant for the Operating Room reports to the Chief Surgical Asistant - GSH, Nurse Manager. The perioperative Assistant for the Sameday Surgery/PACU reports to the Nursing Manager. The perioperative Assistant for all areas is supervised by the cheif surgical assistant, nursing manager, and charge nurse. The perioperative assistant performs assigned duties related to providing assistance as a team member within the assigned perioperative department to anesthesia or nursing staff.

Job Responsibilities:

• Safely and promptly transports patients using stretchers, beds, and wheelchairs.
• Performs supply, equipment, and environmental tasks, including stocking, maintaining PAR levels, completing quality checks, and reporting issues or equipment malfunctions.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment by following infection control policies, reporting hazards, and assisting housekeeping with room preparation.
• Supports patient flow by completing clerical tasks, communicating patient information, and updating the RN on completed duties.
• Assists with positioning, prepping, and discharging patients under RN direction while performing tasks within trained competency.
• In Same Day Surgery, assists with dressing/undressing, lifting/turning, clipping patients, obtaining vital signs and EKGs, performing accuchecks, documenting in the EMR, toileting, and escorting patients to their vehicle.

Working Conditions:

Climbing - Occasionally

Concentrating - Frequently

Continuous Learning - Consistently

Hearing: Conversation - Consistently

Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently

Interpersonal Communication - Consistently

Kneeling - Occasionally

Lifting <10 Lbs - Consistently

Lifting 50+ Lbs - Frequently

Lifting 11-50 Lbs - Consistently

Pulling - Consistently

Pushing - Consistently

Reaching - Consistently

Reading - Frequently

Sitting - Occasionally

Standing - Consistently

Stooping - Frequently

Talking - Consistently

Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently

Use of Hands - Frequently

Color Vision - Occasionally

Visual Acuity: Far - Frequently

Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently

Walking - Consistently

TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors

At TriHealth, we believe there is no responsibility more important than to SERVE our patients, our communities, and our fellow team members. To achieve our vision and mission, ALL TriHealth team members are expected to demonstrate and live the following:

Serve: ALWAYS...

• Welcome everyone by making eye contact, greeting with a smile, and saying "hello"

• Acknowledge when patients/guests are lost and escort them to their destination or find someone who can assist

• Refrain from using cell phones for personal reasons in public spaces or patient care areas

Excel: ALWAYS...

• Recognize and take personal responsibility to address and recover from service breakdowns when a customer's expectations have not been met

• Offer patients and guests priority when waiting (lines, elevators)

• Work on improving quality, safety, and service

Respect: ALWAYS...

• Respect cultural and spiritual differences and honor individual preferences.

• Respect everyone's opinion and contribution, regardless of title/role.

• Speak positively about my team members and other departments in front of patients and guests.

Value: ALWAYS...

• Value the time of others by striving to be on time, prepared and actively participating.

• Pick up trash, ensuring the physical environment is clean and safe.

• Be a good steward of our resources, using supplies and equipment efficiently and effectively, and will look for ways to avoid waste.

Engage: ALWAYS...

• Acknowledge wins and frequently thank team members and others for contributions.

• Show courtesy and compassion with customers, team members and the community