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Cleveland Clinic

OR Service Assistant

Cleveland Clinic, Medina, Ohio, United States, 44256

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Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. As a proud recipient of the Vizient, Inc.'s Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award, Medina Hospital is known for its excellence in delivering safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable. Medina Hospital has also been recognized for its commitment to creating a positive environment that empowers and engages staff by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Here, you can build a rewarding, lifelong career while receiving endless support and encouragement. Service Assistant

As an Operating Room (OR) Service Assistant, you will assist in transporting patients and preparing the OR for caregivers. Your responsibilities will include turning over rooms, assisting with patient positioning, gathering supplies, and opening sterile items. In an environment grounded in advanced technology and innovative treatment, you will gain valuable hands-on experience with medical instruments, procedures, sterilization processes, and more. From here, you can explore advanced career paths, pursue professional development resources, and find your place within our family of caregivers. A caregiver in this role works days from 9:00 a.m.

5:00 p.m. Caregivers may be asked to work occasional weekend and on-call shifts if needed. A caregiver who excels in this role will: Assist in transporting patients and setting up the OR. Maintain and operate surgical instrument sets and special equipment in the OR. Maintain storage areas in the OR. Coordinate equipment and supplies for service specific surgical cases. Monitor and track the loaning/lending of supplies and equipment. Ensure proper sterile conditions and clean used instruments after surgery. Order supplies, stock, run labs and transport blood and materials. Assist in transporting patients and room turnover. Ensure service specific supply expiration dates are checked monthly. Coordinate and document equipment repairs and loaner return. Work as a liaison to educate staff in the proper use and functioning of equipment. Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: High school diploma or GED Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: Two years of experience in sterile processing Sterile processing certification Physical Requirements: Requires full range of body motion including 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 and ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing up to 200 pounds. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Requires working under stressful conditions of working irregular hours. Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids. Personal Protective Equipment: Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year. Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption. Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.