Howley ASPIRE Pathways - OR Service Assistant

Cleveland Clinic

2d • Onsite

About The Position

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. The Howley ASPIRE Pathways Program is an enrichment program sponsored by Cleveland Clinic and The Howley Foundation. This enrichment program is designed for high school seniors interested in pursuing a career in Surgical Technology. The Howley ASPIRE Pathways Program focuses on providing participants with career information and critical skill sets to support their matriculation through higher education, post-secondary school, and beyond. This position is for existing students in the Howley ASPIRE Pathways program and will connect students to PRN OR Service Assistant opportunities as part of their continuing education.

Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
• 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.
• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Nice To Haves

• Sterile processing certification preferred.
• Minimum two (2) years experience in sterile processing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains surgical instrument sets and equipment and ensures proper sterile conditions.
• Cleans used instruments after surgery (this 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.
• Assists RN in maintaining a safe environment for the patient.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED