Surgical Aide - OR
Company: Lifepoint Health
Role summary
Surgical Aide - OR is a full-time role at Lifepoint Health in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-09-10. Experience level: 0-2. No degree required.
- Job title
- Surgical Aide - OR
- Company
- Lifepoint Health
- Location
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Healthcare Support
- Experience level
- 0-2
- Degree required
- No
- Date posted
- 2026-09-10
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Lifepoint Health as a Surgical Aide, even without a degree! You'll gain valuable experience in a dynamic operating room setting, with the potential for growth within the healthcare field. It's a full-time role offering a chance to contribute to patient care.
Job description
Assists in assuring optimal patient care by delivering basic patient care under the direct supervision of the RN or LPN. Responsible for the cleaning and sanitation of the physical environment in the area assigned.
Reports to: Surgical Services Director
FLSA: Non-exempt
Education: High school diploma or equivalent or 3 year's experience preferred
License:
Certifications: BLS
Minimum Work Experience
Prior housekeeping work experience desirable.
Previous health care experience as Medical Assistant or Nursing Assistant preferred.
Required Skills
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Essential Functions
Performs direct patient care responsibilities as needed.
Performs multiple departmental assigned tasks that facilitate the transportation of patients, positioning of patients, room readiness and the turnover processes between surgical procedures.
Keeps shelves stocked with supplies and delivers specimens to the laboratory, picks up x-rays, charts, etc.
Maintains clean and orderly environment.
Non-Essential Functions
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.