Support Service Technician - Surgery

JOB SUMMARY
Altru Health System is committed to achieving Organizational Excellence and expects each employee to actively participate in the achievement of the departmental goals associated with the 5 Pillars of Excellence - Service, Quality, People, Finance and Growth.

The Support Service Technician cleans all designated supply units; cleans all designated equipment; cleans and organizes environment for patients/customers/team members; restocks all patient/customer supply items; performs assigned daily tasks; performs personal cares; provides patient care; checks and updates physician procedure/ray/set books; maintains log of autoclave testing/autoclave graphs; prints preference list surgical team and pulls sutures; completes scheduling functions; participates in measuring and monitoring Quality Indicators and outcomes. Patients care for include infants, children, adolescents, adult and geriatric.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED :

Required:

• High school diploma or the equivalent.

• Certified by the North Dakota State Department of Health as a Certified Nursing Assistant or

• Registration by North Dakota Board of Nursing as a Nurse Assistant or an Unlicensed Assistive Person.

• Those who have in the past never been licensed or certified as a Nurse Assistant or Unlicensed Assistive Person or a Certified Nurse Aide may obtain registration by the North Dakota Board of Nursing as an Unlicensed Assistive Person within the first four (4) months of employment by completion of a return demonstration.

• Successful completion of the functional assessment.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in a health care setting.