Perioperative Support Staff - Perioperative OR Services

Lakeland Regional Health is a leading medical center located in Central Florida. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have been dedicated to serving our community with excellence in healthcare. As the only Level 2 Trauma center for Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, and the second busiest Emergency Department in the US, we are committed to providing high-quality care to our diverse patient population. Our facility is licensed for 910 beds and handles over 200,000 emergency room visits annually, along with 49,000 inpatient admissions, 21,000 surgical cases, 4,000 births, and 101,000 outpatient visits.

Lakeland Regional Health is currently seeking motivated individuals to join our team in various entry-level positions. Whether you're starting your career in healthcare or seeking new opportunities to make a difference, we have roles available across our primary and specialty clinics, urgent care centers, and upcoming standalone Emergency Department. With over 7,000 employees, Lakeland Regional Health offers a supportive work environment where you can thrive and grow professionally.

Active - Benefit Eligible and Accrues Time Off

Perioperative Support Staff assist the teams in preparing rooms for surgical cases, cleaning rooms in-between patients (turnover), and running errands for the team (blood bank/lab, etc). Perioperative Support Staff will assist in keeping the OR environment clean and neat, free from dust and debris. Perioperative Support Staff assist the RNs with positioning, surgical prep of the patient (i.e. holding an extremity while the RN scrubs the site), pulling surgical cases from the materials area, gathering instruments, and removing trash/scrubs from the department. Perioperative Support Staff assist family members when needed, transport patients, and maintain Joint Commission readiness and other duties as required.

People At The Heart Of All We Do

• Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
• Ensures patients and families have the best possible experiences across the continuum of care.
• Communicates appropriately with patients, families, team members, and our community in a manner that treasures all people as uniquely created.

• Behaves in a mindful manner focused on self, patient, visitor, and team safety.
• Demonstrates accountability and commitment to quality work.
• Participates actively in process improvement and adoption of standard work.

• Demonstrates responsible use of LRH's resources including people, finances, equipment and facilities.
• Knows and adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures.

• Maintains patient safety during transfer of patient (OR Bed to/from Stretcher).
• Maintains departmental cleanliness and organization.
• Enhances patient outcomes by providing a clean environment in the operating room for each patient.
• Follows AORN guidelines during room turnover.
• Follows aseptic technique when gowning and gloving (to assist RN).
• Assists RN and Charge Rn with additional duties as required, such as stocking, case pulling and put aways.
• Maintains safety protocols when setting up different OR Beds (i.e., Ortho fracture tables, hanna table, Jackson table, etc.)
• Demonstrates and understands proper protocol to prepare an OR suite for a surgical case and/or emergency procedure.
Demonstrates and understands the proper protocol to close a room or break down a case.

Essential:

• Patient care
• Patient transfer
• Knowledge of equipment and beds
• Knowledge of supplies
Aspetic technique

Essential:

Essential:

Essential:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support

Other information:
Certifications Preferred: Certified by state of Florida as PCA
Experience Preferred: Operating Room experience