Perioperative Support Associate
- ID
- 2026-323942
- Status
- Full-Time
- Shift
- First
- Location
- Brookwood Medical Hospital
- Department
- BHBH SURGERY
- Subcategory
- Periop Support Assoc I
Position Summary
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital IS GROWING and we are looking to add a Perioperative Support Associate I (PSA) to work with our Surgery team in our Main Operating Room. This will be a Full-time role working day shift.
The PSA participates as a member of the perioperative nursing team. The primary focus of this position is patient, specimen and equipment transport, OR sanitation and assistance with maintenance of unit supply levels.
About our Hospital
Serving the Homewood community, Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is a 595-bed acute-care hospital located in Birmingham, Alabama. The facility offers a full complement of services, including emergency care, cardiovascular care, bariatrics, orthopedics and rehabilitation, and surgical services. It also is one of the largest providers of psychiatric care in the state. The hospital has earned Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission, and its bariatric program has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). The Women’s Medical Center provides comprehensive women’s services through all stages of life, including gynecologic surgery, maternity care, and labor and delivery services. Additionally, the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) holds Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission.
Baptist Health Brookwood is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.
Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions.
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital offers competitive pay and benefits!
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid Time Off (up to 5 weeks to start)
- Life Insurance
- Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
- Family Care (childcare, elder care, pet care)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Car Insurance
- Educational Benefits including tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt
ALL benefits start on day one!
Responsibilities
- Specific duties include cleaning stretchers, O.R. tables, equipment and rooms.
- May assist the registered nurse and anesthetist in transporting postoperative patients to the recovery unit. Conveys and receives information in a timely manner.
- Performs operating room sanitation tasks.
- Stocks operating room with supplies.
- Checks, counts and stocks supplies (warmers, cabinets, bovies, substerile/supply rooms, linen and bags).
- Transports patient specimens, cultures, blood and body fluids to pathology, radiology and the laboratory.
- Provides assistance with moving and lifting patients, supplies and equipment.
- Reports defective material or equipment to supervisor.
- Under the direct supervision of the Registered nurse and/or anesthesia provider, may assist with positioning of patients for procedures and performs sterile gloving without contamination and holds extremities during patient preparation.
- Transports and delivers items, equipment, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
- May have limited access to areas storing medications.
- Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
- Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Qualifications
Education/Training
- High School diploma or equivalent.
Licensure/Certification
- Maintains current BLS/HealthCare certification.
Experience
- Prior OR experience is desired
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