Lead Peri-Operative Assistant / 40 Hours / Afternoon Shift

LEAD PERI-OPERATIVE ASSISTANT

Department: Operating Room

Schedule:40 hours per week, Afternoon Shift, Includes weekends

Hospital:Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Location:Clinton Township, MI

GENERAL SUMMARY:

• Under general supervision and following established policies and procedures, provides service support for assigned Surgical Services area(s) related to building services, patient transport, and patient preparation.

• Assists Surgical Services personnel in the positioning and maintenance of patient safety.

• Reports directly to the Surgical Services Leadership Team.

• Leads a team of four or more perioperative assistants.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. required.

• At least two years of experience as a Peri-Operative Assistant (POA) required.

• Must possess and maintain BLS-A certification.

• Prolonged standing, walking, bending and lifting.

• Physical ability to lift patients and move patients, supplies and equipment.

• Works in a patient care area environment which may include extreme temperature variations, exposure to communicable diseases, unpleasant odors, acute patient conditions, potential exposure to infection, radiation, laser, and hazardous gases.

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.