Participates as a member of the perioperative nursing team. The primary focus of this position is patient, specimen and equipmenttransport, O.R. sanitation and assistance with maintenance of unit supply levels.
• 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 andreceives 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 forprocedures 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, stateand local standards.• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures
Education/TrainingHigh School diploma or equivalent.
Licensure/CertificationMaintains current BLS/HealthCare certification
Situated in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital has served the residents of area communities for more than 110 years. Orlando Health, a not-for-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Central Florida, officially acquired Bayfront Hospital on October 1, 2020. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a 480-bed comprehensive emergency, medical and surgical acute care facility – and home to the only state-accredited Level Two Adult Trauma Center in the St. Petersburg region. As a regional leader in emergency care, our 3 conveniently located emergency rooms are staffed with board-certified physicians and specialty-trained clinical teams who are ready to provide expert emergency care for all ages- 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
With advanced technology and expertise in numerous specialties including heart and vascular, neurosciences, digestive health, maternity care, emergency and trauma care, acute rehabilitation and surgical services, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital provides a complete continuum of care. The hospital has a 38-bed neurosciences unit with a dedicated neurology team consisting of board-certified neuroscience specialists and physicians with subspecialty expertise in stroke, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease, and includes a Level IV Epilepsy Center. In partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Bayfront Health Baby Place offers full obstetrical services and is a Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center, one of only 13 in Florida. The Bayfront Health Cardiac Cath Lab, offers more cardiac testing and treatment space than any other provider in the St. Petersburg/Pinellas County area, with ease of access to the cardiac surgical program. The hospital is also home to three residency programs and one fellowship program, providing an exceptional teaching and learning environment to train the healthcare leaders of the future.
