Perioperative Support Specialist 2 at Inova

Falls Church, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 May, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Patient Positioning, Surgical Preparation, Aseptic Technique, Sterile Supply Management, Case Cart Validation, Operating Room Coordination, Patient Transferring, Basic Life Support

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is looking for a dedicated Perioperative Support Specialist to join the team! This role will be full-time day shift, Monday-Friday, every other weekend from 6:00am-2:30pm Inova is consistently ranked as national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. Featured Benefits: * Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program. * Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. * Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans. * Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost. * Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities. Perioperative Support Specialist 2 Job Responsibilities: * Facilitates the transferring/positioning of patients in the operating room in addition to assisting with patient surgical preparation as requested and directed by the nursing staff. * Prepares the operating room for cases by opening sterile supplies/instruments and maintaining awareness of aseptic technique. * Reads and understands the OR schedule and preference cards to prepare for the next surgical encounter. * Retrieves and delivers requested supplies and instruments to Operating Rooms to minimize the circulating nurse's time out of the room. * Gathers and packs instruments and sterile supplies for scheduled and added cases to provide efficient procedure set up of surgical cases. * Checks and validates case carts. * Additional duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications: * Minimum Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent. * Years of Experience: Two years of recent hospital experience and/or previous surgical services experience. * Certification: Basic Life Support via AHA within 3 months We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare. Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Responsibilities

Facilitates patient positioning and surgical preparation in the operating room while maintaining aseptic techniques. Responsible for preparing sterile supplies, managing case carts, and delivering instruments to support circulating nurses.