Overview Orients and completes the necessary competencies to perform a variety of essential environmental and material management functions that ensure patient safety, reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections, and create safe, clean and sterile work environments for all areas within the Surgical Services Department. Responsibilities • Work collaboratively with the peri-operative team to ensure efficient and safe workflows within the perioperative space adhering to current hospital and regulatory standards. • Performs environmental cleaning processes for all Perioperative areas including procedural and non-procedural spaces, restricted and semi-restricted spaces and all equipment contained therein following regulatory standards including AORN. • Removes and cleans unneeded equipment from PACU/OR/CSR and ensures trash and contaminated linens and instruments are properly handled and sent to appropriate destination. • Handles blood, tissue, bodily fluids, recyclables and other materials safely.Performs routine and terminal cleaning (an intensive cleaning process) at a regular/established intervals ensuring that the all-clinical spaces are free of infectious material that cause hospital-acquired infections. • Reports all faulty equipment to supervisor. • Inventories and obtains supplies and equipment needed in real time or in prep for upcoming patients to set up rooms for upcoming patients. • Understand the decontamination processes in Central Sterile, learn to clean and process endoscopic scopes, know instrumentation in order to be a runner for the per-operative team. • Under the direction of the primary nurse, will assist with patient preparation/positioning prior to the beginning of surgery. • Will provide post-surgical nutrition and patient transport outside of the department under the direction of the primary nurse/charge nurse. • Maintains required daily temperature logs and other tracking logs.Handles cleaning chemical in a safe manner as established by hospital procedures and regulatory agencies. • Demonstrates proper use of PPE along with donning and doffing of PPE. • Attends training/maintains competency regarding assembly, disassembly and cleaning of peri-operative equipment. Qualifications • High school diploma with 2 years’ work experience required • Ability to anticipate, prioritize, and coordinate work in a high stress environment. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills preferred. • Ability to obtain BLS certification within 30 days. Required Licensure/Certifications REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS: • (BLS) Basic Life Support within 30 days