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Perioperative Care Assistant

4 months ago

Ithaca, United States Cayuga Health System Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Cayuga Health and its affiliates are the region's leading healthcare system and most trusted providers of integrated health services, empowering our people in our mission to equitably improve the well-being of the communities we serve. Our commitment to providing extraordinary healthcare begins with our team of extraordinary professionals who are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhancing access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies, and research protocols. Cayuga Health's commitment to our employees includes competitive compensation, comprehensive employee benefits programs, and the opportunity to explore and build a career in healthcare through our many professional development programs. 


The perioperative care assistant in the operating room will be responsible for providing routine care that assists in safe and effective patient care in the Surgical Services Department under the direct supervision of the RN.


Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Transports patients, delivers stat patient specimens to appropriate areas.
  • Obtains blood/blood products from blood bank.
  • Assists perioperative charge nurse in the patient holding area.
  • Performs surgical clipping according to department policy.
  • Assists with positioning, moving, and lifting patients.
  • Assists the surgical team with room turnover/termination.
  • Assists nursing staff in OR suites as requested.
  • Demonstrates basic knowledge of cleaning for turnover and termination of OR rooms. (Prepares rooms for emergency and next day cases).
  • Sets up, cleans, and delivers equipment to OR suites.
  • Returns clean equipment to proper location.
  • Maintains a neat, safe, clean environment.
  • Restocks daily supplies, sets up supplies for next day.
  • Removes trash, linen, and used equipment from OR suite at close of cases.
  • Cleans equipment, OR tables, floors, and kick buckets in assigned OR rooms.
  • Assures stock of personal protective equipment in assigned rooms and halls.
  • Maintains decontamination room in neat and clean manner sending dirty carts down to Sterile Processing.
  • Cleans and makes up stretchers for holding use.
  • Fulfills all full-time or part-time requirements for hours worked for which hired (FT - 37.5, PT - 30.0, etc.)
  • Fulfills all weekday and weekend on call requirements - this applies to all PCAs (FT, PT, PD).
  • Exception is to individuals based at Surgicare

Required Skills and Experience:

  • HS Diploma or equivalent experience

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • 1+ years of experience in a healthcare related role is preferred

Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to stand for long periods of time. Requires ability to lift >25lbs and assist with patient positioning/transfers and be able to lift 50 or more lbs.

Location and Travel Requirements:

  • Onsite

Pay Range Disclosure:

  • $13.50 to $18.53 per hour

Cayuga Health System and its affiliates are committed to treating all patients, providers, staff and volunteers equitably and with dignity, ensuring the highest levels of safety, care and respect, and striving to recognize and overcome biases and policies that contribute to disparities in healthcare access, equitable care and positive health outcomes for all.


We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, supporting the growth and health of our employees and community by embracing the rich diversity, needs and circumstances of all peoples and prioritizing opportunities to build a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable protected characteristics.


If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the Cayuga Health Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@cayugahealth.org.



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