OR Service Assistant II

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused services. Here, 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.

The Department of General and Specialized Surgery evaluates and treats common and complex conditions affecting the abdomen, gastrointestinal system and breasts. Our experienced caregivers are skilled in minimally invasive methods, including robotic-assisted and laparoscopic surgeries.

About the role

As an OR Service Assistant, you will assist in various supportive tasks critical to the OR, such as transporting patients, gluing surgeons, opening sterile supplies, and holding retractors during procedures. This role is essential—without your help, surgery would not be possible.

Responsibilities

• Assist in transporting patients, room turnover, and setting up the Operating Room.
• Maintain and operate special equipment and surgical sets, ensuring proper sterile conditions.
• Coordinate equipment and supplies for service-specific surgical cases.
• Monitor and track the loaning/lending of supplies and equipment, ensuring availability and functionality.
• Scrub in and provide limited assistance to surgeons, such as holding limbs, retractors, suctioning, and sponging wounds.
• Clean used instruments after surgery.
• Maintain surgical sterility throughout procedures.
• Coordinate and document equipment repairs and loaner returns.
• Work as a liaison to educate staff in the proper use and functioning of equipment.
• Assist in transferring patients from surgical table to stretcher or bed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
• Understanding of surgical workflows, surgical terminology, and physician preferences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Sterile Processing Certification or Operating Room Technician (ORT) 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.

Personal Protective Equipment

Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Schedule

This role works days from 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM, with on-call requirements.

Pay

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