Perioperative Support Associate at Lake Mary Hospital

Position Summary:

Department: LMH Surgery

Status: Full-time (40 Hours a week)

Schedule: Varies

Title: Perioperative Support Associate l

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital

The NEW Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital represents Orlando Health's continued commitment to the Seminole County community, which we have proudly served for 40 years. As a comprehensive acute care facility, the hospital offers a full scope of medical and surgical services, including cardiovascular, general surgery, orthopedics, and women's services with labor and delivery, alongside a future NICU. Opening with 124 beds, the 455,000 square foot hospital will be able to expand to up to 240 beds. State-of-the-art facilities include operating rooms, catheterization labs, interventional radiology, a vascular lab, an ICU and a full-service emergency department.

For labor and delivery, the hospital features six private suites thoughtfully designed to make you feel at home while providing exceptional medical care. Each suite includes a hydrotherapy tub for laboring, shower, recliner, adjustable bed with a squat bar, wireless and waterproof heart rate monitors for mom and baby, a smart board that integrates patient and nurse information from Epic, WiFi, and televisions. These modern amenities ensure a comfortable and supportive environment for every patient.

• Labor and delivery services, and a future neonatal intensive care unit
• 6 state-of-the-art operating rooms
• 3 catheterization labs with a dedicated interventional radiology and vascular lab
• Comprehensive cardiovascular care
• 16 ICU Beds
• Observation unit
• Outpatient Scripts Pharmacy

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health – Lake Mary Hospital:

• BEST Place to Work, 5 years in a row
• As a new hospital, Orlando Health Lake Mary offers unique opportunities for career advancement, leadership roles, and professional development.
• Benefits Package that begins on day one (Full-Time & Part-Time only).
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 a year.

Position Summary:

Participates as a member of the perioperative nursing team. The primary focus of this position is patient, specimen and equipment transport, O.R. sanitation and assistance with maintenance of unit supply levels.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

• Specific duties include cleaning stretchers, O.R. tables, equipment and rooms.

• May assist the registered nurse and anesthetist in transporting postoperative patients to the recovery unit. Conveys and

receives information in a timely manner.

• Performs operating room sanitation tasks.

• Stocks operating room with supplies.

• Checks, counts and stocks supplies (warmers, cabinets, bovies, substerile/supply rooms, linen and bags).

• Transports patient specimens, cultures, blood and body fluids to pathology, radiology and the laboratory.

• Provides assistance with moving and lifting patients, supplies and equipment.

• Reports defective material or equipment to supervisor.

• Under the direct supervision of the Registered nurse and/or anesthesia provider, may assist with positioning of patients for

procedures and performs sterile gloving without contamination and holds extremities during patient preparation.

• Transports and delivers items, equipment, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs)

throughout the facility.

• May have limited access to areas storing medications.

• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.

• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

Education/Training

High School diploma or equivalent.

Licensure/Certification

Maintains current BLS/HealthCare certification.

Experience

None.