TJH MHD Full Time Surgical Svcs Attendant

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Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers visitors and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Performs a variety of service and patient care activities that support the care team in providing quality healthcare to each patient. Services include but are not limited to patient transports and positioning transport of specimens to the lab and retrieval of blood bank products equipment set up including specialty services such as orthopedics.
• Responsible for the cleanliness stocking and upkeep of all Operating/procedural room(s) and daily supply orders.
• May participate in daily/weekly equipment checks including but not limited to fluid warmers sterile storage area temp/humidity and eye wash stations.
• Participates in coordinating equipment repair in collaboration with Biomed team and Vendors.
• Participates in the onboarding and training of new staff members to the role of surgical service attendant including positioning proper body mechanics general sterile technique concepts OR/procedural room cleaning protocols equipment use and set ups room and table set ups for the varied surgeons and procedures.
• Accepts additional duties with a positive attitude and is supportive of the unit.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• Working understanding of aseptic technique and various surgical procedures proper handling of surgical instruments as it relates to room turnover and ensuring instruments are properly transported to appropriate location for sterile processing. Proficient in proper patient positioning procedural set ups and has the ability to teach skills required of a surgical service attendant.
• Proficient in skills of a surgical service attendant. Plans coordinates and teaches other surgical service attendants.
• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association

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Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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