Responsibilities/Job Description:
Join Fairview’s dynamic surgical services team as a Lead Perioperative Aide at our Minneapolis Clinics and Surgery Center. In this hands-on leadership role, you'll help ensure a safe, efficient, and exceptional surgical experience by coordinating daily perioperative operations, supporting patients throughout their surgical journey, and guiding Perioperative Aides to maintain readiness across operating and procedure rooms. Working a consistent day shift schedule (6:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.) with no weekends or holidays, you'll combine direct patient care, operational oversight, and team leadership to keep surgical services running smoothly while making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Under the supervision of a registered nurse cares for Pre-operative and Post-operative patients. Assists patients with personal hygiene (toileting), nutrition (feeding), ambulation, and activities of daily living (dressing/undressing)
- Performs duties of Perioperative Aide role.
- Oversees daily schedules and coordinate with OR Patient Flow Lead on schedule changes and room changes.
- Under the supervision of the OR Manager creates, maintains and documents POA workflows
- Monitors daily assignments of OR POAs to assure all duties are complete: case carts, stocking, supplies returned to appropriate location
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 2 years of experience as a Perioperative Aide or other management/leadership experience
- 1 year of recent direct patient care experience in a long term, home care, or acute care setting
Licensure
One of the following is required for hire:
- Nursing Assistant Registered Current Certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry or
- Certified Medical Assistant American Association of Medical Assistants or
- Emergency Medical Technologist National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
- Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross) Upon Hire
Preferred Qualifications
Qualifications:
$25.26- $35.67 Hourly