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The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.
ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.
Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.


Benefits include:

• Generous Paid Time Off and holiday schedule with 4 weeks paid vacation per year to start and 12 paid holidays.

• More than 19 Federal healthcare plans with plans for employee, employee plus one, and employee plus family available. ANTHC covers 80% of all health insurance premiums and 100% of Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, and AD&D.

• 401(a) retirement plan; ANTHC will contribute 3% of your annual compensation to the plan account each year, with up to an additional 5% match with a 6-year vesting schedule.

• 403(b) retirement savings plan with pre-tax and Roth options. Flexible Spending Accounts for Health Care and Dependent care are also available.

• Onsite Child Care is available in a brand new education facility.

• Onsite free gym access. Additional gym, rock climbing wall and salt-water pool available at the Alaska Pacific University for a small fee per semester. Steep discounts on outdoor equipment rentals for your Alaskan adventures!

• Tuition reductions for employees and their eligible dependents at the Alaska Pacific University.

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.
Summary: Under supervision and direction of OR leadership, assists the environmental services team with cleaning of the Operating rooms, Sterile Core, OR storage room, and hallways around ORs.
Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Operating Room turnovers to include assisting environmental services with the removal of trash/contaminated linens and completion of environmental cleaning, equipment cleaning and movement back to designated storage area. Takes precautionary steps to limit transmission of microorganism while performing environmental cleaning and handling of contaminated wastes.
• Performs end of procedure cleaning and return of equipment to designated space.
• All items in contact with the patient are cleaned and returned to their storage location.
• Performs daily cleaning of lead gowns and follows safe storage recommendations.
• Damp dust all horizontal surfaces before first scheduled procedures .
• Responsible for acquiring equipment, supplies, and positioning devices needed for next surgical intervention.
• Responsibility to notify OR leadership of identified equipment issues and initiation of repair work orders.
• As delegated by the OR team has responsibility to assist with surgical site preparation to include the holding of limbs.
• Responsible for assisting with case cart preparation for the next surgical intervention to include supplies and instrumentation as outlined on the procedural pick list.
• Assist with patient preparation as directed by the OR RN.
• Responsible to assist the OR team with patient transfer to and from the bed/stretcher to the OR table.
• Responsible to assist the OR team with patient transports to and from the ORs and inpatient units.
• Obtain patient positioning aides.
• Assist OR team with placement of positioning aides
• Responsible for the transport of specimens to the laboratory and transport of blood products to the Operating Room.
• Transport of specimens to the laboratory.
• Follow standard precautions to prevent contact with blood, body tissue or other potentially infectious materials.
• Perform all other tasks as assigned.

Other information:


KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

• Knowledge of Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC, and Alaska Native culture(s).

• Knowledge in policies and procedures for the safe handling of contaminated waste.

• Knowledge in Medical Terminology.

• Skill in oral and written communication.

• Skilled in Customer service concepts and practices

• Skilled in identifying safety issues and notify OR leadership.

• Skill in managing multiple priorities and tasks concurrently and meeting deadlines.

• Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with others.

• Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of applications.
  

MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
High school diploma or GED equivalent


MINIMUM EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION
Non-supervisory – None.


MINIMUM CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION
Current Basic Life Support card required.


PREFERRED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION
Preferred experience in the health care setting performing environmental services and or customer service for patients and family members.