Perioperative Care Associate III - Orthopedic Surgery- First Hill, 1.0 FTE/ Evenings
Location: Seattle Washington
Description: Swedish Medical Center is employing Perioperative Care Associate III - Orthopedic Surgery- First Hill, 1.0 FTE/ Evenings right now, this career will be placed in Washington. Detailed specification about this career opportunity please read the description below. Where you work matters! Swedish Medical Center is looking for a Periopera! tive Care Associate III in our Orthopedic Surgery Department at First Hill.
The Perioperative Care Associate III (PCA III) must be able to perform all duties of the Perioperative Care Associate II (PCA II). The PCA III, under direction, assists the surgical staff with patient care including transportation, supplies, equipment, instruments, and care of the environment.
The PCA III works under guidance of the Surgical Technologist, Facilitator and RN and the direction of the Surgical Support Supervisor/Nurse Manager. The PCA III functions as a collaborative and participative member of an interdisciplinary team, consistent with the mission, vision and values of the Surgical Services department and Swedish Medical Center.
In this position you will:
Assist the core facilitator with completion of case carts and preparation of positioning devices and equipment.
Assist the surgical team with preparation of the surgical suite including ! opening of sterile items to the surgical field. Assists in the! training of other Perioperative Care Associates.
Assist with quality improvement processes.
Required
qualifications for this position include:
High school education or equivalent.
One year experience performing duties as a Perioperative Care Associate II or equivalent experience in a healthcare environment is required.
Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instruction, and procedure manuals, and ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Strong verbal communication skills and a demonstrated ability to listen to others and understand the message. The ability to follow procedures is a must.
Basic computer skills are required.
Demonstrates knowledge of cleaning surgical instrumentation, equipment, and supplies. Must also demonstrate knowledge of sterilization techniques and proper monitoring proc! ess.
Demonstrated ability to safely operate area specific equipment, including, but not limited to: sterilizers, steris machines and sonic cleaners.
Demonstrated understanding of department policies and the rationale behind sterile procedure. Applies knowledge of good sterile technique.
Ability to recognize malfunctions of instruments/equipment and decides on proper course of action to pursue.
The ability to stand and walk a majority of the shift is required.
About the First Hill Campus.
The 697-bed tertiary-care center on the Swedish/First Hill campus is the flagship of the Swedish health-care system. Swedish/First Hill has one of the most active and advanced birthing programs in Washington state and houses a Level III neonatal intensive-care unit. More surgeries are performed each year at Swedish/First Hill than at any other facility in the region; volumes include more total joint replacements than any other medical ce! nter in the state.
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This career starts available on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 05:23:13 GMT
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