Description

The following are specific guidelines for the functioning and responsibilities of Surgical Care Assistants assigned to the Operating Room/Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Preoperative Services.

Responsibilities

1) Care of Scrub Areas and Clean Utility Rooms:

A. Replenish and arrange neatly scrub brushes, hoods, caps, masks and booties.

B. Maintain cleanliness of shelves, work counters and utility carts.

C. Maintain blood bank and drug refrigerators:

a) Check and record temperature of medication and nourishment daily.

b) Check blood bank and drug refrigerator daily.

c) Defrost refrigerator and clean thoroughly once a week.

D. Maintain of solution and warmer cabinets.

a) Replenish and arrange neatly blankets, gowns and sheets.

b) Replenish, date and rotate stock levels of solutions.

c) Remove solutions on the hand written date.

d) Clean warmer cabinet once weekly.

2) Decontamination of Surgical Equipment according to Infection Control Guidelines:

A. Distribute processed instrument sets, equipment and supplies in appropriate work and storage area.

B. Keep containers and storage areas clean and in proper order; clean shelves weekly and as often as necessary.

C. Maintain and change gas cylinders.

D. Maintain cleanliness of counters and work areas.

3) Care of Special Surgical Equipment, Instruments and Supplies:

A. Monitors par levels and replenish stock.

B. Ensures all operating rooms have basic equipment i.e. (RF, Huntleigh, Mayo Stand, back table, ESU, Buckets)

C. Provide surgical equipment upon surgical team request

4) Care of Soiled Utility Rooms:

A. Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of shelves, drawers, counters, suction bottle liners, etc.

B. Check and replenish stock levels of specimen containers, disinfecting solutions, plastic bags, cleaning supplies etc.

5) Maintenance of Unsterile Linen Supply and Storage Areas:

A. Damp dust storage shelves for unsterile linen as often as is necessary.

B. Distribute equal supply of patient gowns, blankets, sheets and wrappers in all storage areas; fold and arrange neatly.

6) Maintenance of Floor Stock, Equipment, Supplies and Solutions:

A. Maintain cleanliness, organization of stock room, equipment room and other storage areas.

B. Check and distribute supplies from General Stores in appropriate storage areas.

C. Accept delivery of pharmacy solutions and supplies and distribute to all appropriate storage areas.

D. Ensure all tanks of compressed gases are secured by approved methods

E. Maintains prep supplies for assigned rooms.

7) Care of Specimens:

A. Routine specimens: Ensure to document in the marble book and log book when the specimen is sent out of the specialty area.

B. Frozen section specimens:

a) Take frozen section specimens immediately to Pathology Department, stamp the pathology form and notify the pathologist the specimen is there.

C. Specimens for Radiology:

b) Take specimen to Radiology Department for X-ray.

c) Take specimen to Pathology Department for frozen section following completion of x-ray.

8)Patient Care

A. Performs vital signs as assigned.

B.Is open and responsive to the diverse backgrounds and experience of other people and promotes an environment that is sensitive to cultural diversity.

C. Utilizes correct body mechanics in transport and moving of patients.

D. Communicates with patients and family members with a respectful and caring manner.

9) Transportation of Patients:

A. Transport the pre-operative patient to the holding area or appropriate surgical suite or procedure room.

B. Take pre-operative patient from patient holding or to the assigned O.R. Assist in moving, positioning, and patient safety as needed.

C. Provide recovery room bed with 02 for each patient; checks 02 tank is at least full.

D. Assist in moving the post-operative patient to the appropriate post-operative area.

E. Assures availability of all equipment appropriate for transport of patient.

10) Transportation of Blood, and Other Errands Outside the Operating Room:

A. Transport blood and or blood products to and from the surgical suite as directed by the surgical team member.

B. Transport blood specimens and other stat specimens to the appropriate laboratory or send VIA Pneumatic system as directed by the surgical team member.

11) Care of Stretchers/Wheelchairs

A. Clean stretcher with appropriate solution and change linen after transporting each patient

B. Clean all parts of all stretchers, including the base and wheels with appropriate solution

C. Keep all stretcher equipment complete and in good working order, report need for repair

D. Provide the appropriate transport equipment (stretcher/wheelchair/ bariatric bed) according to the patient needs as directed by the surgical team.

12) Operating Room Post Procedure:

A. Assist with maintaining cleanliness of the Operating Rooms and environment including O.R. bathrooms

B. Assist Scrub Person and Circulator with room turnover.

C. Cleans surgical, room and positioning equipment with appropriate solution and return to appropriate storage area.

D. Clean the Operating Room after each procedure following O.R. cleaning protocol.

13) Assist in Preparation and Set up of the Operating Room

A. Assist scrub and circulator with gathering and set up of supplies and equipment.

B. Place necessary furniture and equipment in the Operating Room.

C. Set up suction canisters with tubing, assist as directed with electro cautery, video equipment, laser equipment and other required items.

D. Retrieve appropriate positioning equipment and assist in positioning patient.

Performs other duties assigned

STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS

Participates in the orientation program of new employee peers.

Communicates appropriately with the patient care team.

Utilizes proper channels of communication within the organization.

Covers rooms for peers in other services as assigned.

Maintains close availability to area.

Reports to Clinical Nurse Manager/designee at the beginning of scheduled shift and at the end of shift.

Takes accountability for time management.

Performs responsibilities that demonstrate excellence in customer service.

Answers Vocera and overhead pages promptly.

Contributes to a team working environment.

Is responsive to diverse backgrounds, age/developmental levels and culture of patients and members of the health care team.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Prefer relevant experience in an inpatient health care setting.

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSH

Employer Description

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to professional advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!

"About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism."

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $23.5642 - $25.9114 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.