Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Â
As an Operating Room Service Assistant, your primary duties include, but are not limited to:Â
• Assisting in transporting patients and setting up operating rooms.  Â
• Maintaining and operating special equipment. Â
• Coordinating equipment and supplies.Â
• Monitoring and tracking the loaning/lending of supplies and equipment. Â
• Providing limited assistance to surgeons, such as holding limbs/retractors, suctioning and sponging wounds. Â
The ideal future caregiver is someone who:Â
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic. Â
• Has excellent critical thinking skills and decisive judgement. Â
• Thrives in a team environment. Â
• Is detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated and professional. Â
By taking this opportunity, you will join a respectful team that puts their patients first and supports professional growth. Â
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.Â
Responsibilities:
- Maintains surgical instrument sets and equipment and ensures proper sterile conditions.
- Cleans used instruments after surgery. (Process may require assembly and maintenance of some instruments for proper cleaning and sterilization).
- Ensures proper sterile conditions, orders supplies, stocks, and maintains storage areas in the Operating Room for service.
- Assists in transporting patients and room turnover.
- Assists RN in maintaining a safe environment for the patient.
- Interfaces daily with physicians, staff, vendor sales representatives, sterile processing, and storeroom as a necessary part of routine activities.
- Ensures proper storage and utilization of service equipment.
- Ensures service specific supply expiration dates are checked monthly.
- Coordinates and documents equipment repairs and loaner returns.
- Works as a liaison to educate staff in the proper use and functioning of equipment.
- Scrubs in as needed to hold limbs/retractors.
- Scrubs in as needed for suctioning or sponging of wound.
- When scrubbed in, will maintain surgical sterility throughout procedure.
- After procedure, will assist in transferring of patient from surgical table to stretcher or bed.
- Other duties as assigned.
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Education:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
Certifications:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required.
- Sterile processing certification or Operating Room Technician (ORT) certification preferred.
Competencies (Complexity of Work):
- Competency 1
- Competency 2
Work Experience:
- Position requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Understanding of surgical work flow, surgical terminology, and physician preferences.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of body motion to include handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
- Frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds ad ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing up to 200 pounds.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.
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