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Perioperative Support Specialist 2

Inova Health System
United States, Virginia, Falls Church
Sep 05, 2025
The Perioperative Support Specialist 2 assists with patient care while retrieving and delivering requested supplies, instruments and equipment to the operating rooms as directed by the surgical team. This role demonstrates professional and advanced knowledge of aseptic surgical technique and surgical procedures. To help achieve our mission, this role communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others while maintaining respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines. Demonstrates responsibility for self-development. Provides equipment support for operating room staff and surgeons before and/or during the operative procedures to avoid procedure and turnover delays. Job Responsibilities Facilitates the transferring/positioning of patients in the operating room in addition to assisting with patient surgical preparation as requested and directed by the nursing staff. Prepares the operating room for cases by opening sterile supplies/instruments and maintaining awareness of aseptic technique. Reads and understands the OR schedule and preference cards to prepare for the next surgical encounter. Retrieves and delivers requested supplies and instruments to Operating Rooms to minimize the circulating nurse's time out of the room. Gathers and packs instruments and sterile supplies for scheduled and added cases to provide efficient procedure set up of surgical cases. Checks and validates case carts. Sets up rooms for the next day with standard equipment. Changes/Replaces tanks. Takes specimens and cultures to lab as needed. Maintains Temperature Logs. Submits tickets to Engineering to ensure a safe environment of care for our patients and team members. Supports additional projects or duties as assigned. Additional Requirements Certification - Basic Life Support Upon Start Licensure - Experience - 2 Healthcare/Hospitality Recent Hospital experience and/or previous surgical services experience.Education - High School or GED KSAs - Communication / Critical Thinking Communicate effectively and work cooperatively with others. / * Ability to deal with multiple tasks in a rapidly changing environment.