Surgery Aide

Surgery Aide

The Surgery Aide assists and supports surgical teams in the preparation and breakdown of surgical suites, provides equipment, and maintains a sterile operating environment. This position participates in sterile supply management and inventory control, as well as transportation of patients to and from various patient care areas and departments within the hospital to designated areas.

With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

What You Can Expect :

• Assist in transferring, lifting and positioning patients, utilizing proper body mechanics.
• Assists in cleanup of surgical environment after a procedure, ensuring the operating room is cleaned and set up for turnover to the next procedure.
• Prepares for surgical procedures by obtaining appropriate instruments, supplies and equipment, and appropriate records for specific surgical procedures; opens surgical supplies / equipment, cleans and prepares instruments for sterilization process and restocks pre-operative carts.
• Transport patients to and from Surgical Services.
• Transport specimens to and from various departments in a timely manner.
• Operate and clean the autoclave; perform daily and weekly biological testing of autoclave units, and check high level disinfection units; change chart paper, as necessary.
• Assist the Surgical Team with ancillary patient care duties, as directed by the Patient Care Coordinator / RN.
• Assemble charts for newly admitted patients, and maintain charts on a daily basis by checking charts and labeling needed chart forms.

Qualifications :

Travel Is Required : Never or Rarely

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings.