Perioperative Aide/Patient Porter

Updated: April 29, 2024 10:00 AM GMT

Interior Health Authority

Fernie, BC

Elk Valley Hospital is seeking a Casual Perioperative Aide/Patient Porter to join their team! - if you have graduated from Grade 10, plus two year's recent experience....Apply today!

This position performs a variety of clerical duties such as:
• Assists the surgical team in preparing the OR tables, positioning supplies, and obtaining specific equipment for each case.
• Responds to requests for additional items required during surgical procedures by picking up/delivering items such as equipment, supplies, specimens and blood, to and from various areas of the hospital as directed.
• Assists OR nursing staff and Surgeons in positioning patients including holding limbs for procedures including pre-operative and post-operative procedures, as instructed.
• Assists with theater change overs by removing clean “On Hold” supplies. Assists scrub nurse to load dirty equipment onto case carts and transferring cases carts down to the MDR Department, Decontamination area. Removes laundry and... More Detail