Operating Room Assistant - Transporter

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Position Summary

- Provides essential support to the perioperative team by facilitating patient transport, assisting with operating room preparation and turnover, maintaining a clean and safe surgical environment, and supporting efficient workflow through supply management and coordination with ancillary departments.

Principal Accountabilities

- Standards of Performance: Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Collaboration, Stewardship, Accountability, Quality
Education

- High School diploma or equivalent
Licenses and Certification

- N/A

Experience and Skills

- Technical Experience: N/A

Physical Activities

- Intermittent hand manipulation required

- Intermittent lifting and carrying of 50 pounds

Role Specific Responsibilities

- Greets, escorts, and transports patients and visitors to and from surgical areas in a courteous and professional manner.

- Assists surgical staff with operating room turnover, including room preparation between cases.

- Performs damp dusting in operating rooms prior to the start of scheduled procedures to support infection prevention standards.

- Cleans surgical rooms, including changing linens on inpatient beds as needed.

- Assists with pulling surgical instruments for cases and preparing operating rooms for upcoming procedures or the following day.

- Handles and transports surgical specimens to the laboratory in accordance with established protocols.

- Monitors portable oxygen tanks and replace empty tanks as necessary.

- Promotes cost‑effective practices through appropriate use of supplies, returning equipment to designated locations, reshelving unused supplies, and reporting equipment malfunctions.

- Assists with the retrieval of blood products from the Blood Bank following established procedures.

- Removes trash from surgical areas and communicates effectively with Sterile Processing and Environmental Services (EVS).

- Stocks and refills blanket warmers each morning, mid‑day, and prior to the end of shift.

- Assists EVS with cleaning the Operating Room Core, including wiping down sinks, mopping floors, removing trash, and cleaning unused equipment.

- Removes and transports empty boxes to designated disposal areas.

- Performs daily stocking of inner core supplies and fluid warmers to ensure case readiness.

Compensation (Commensurate with experience):
$17.37 To
$26.06 To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:

http://www.sih.net/careers/benefits