Operating Room Assistant - Transporter

Southern Illinois Healthcare•Carbondale, IL

12d•$17 - $26

About The Position

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.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Intermittent hand manipulation is required.
Intermittent lifting and carrying of 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Greet, escort, and transport patients and visitors to and from surgical areas in a courteous and professional manner.
Assist surgical staff with operating room turnover, including preparing rooms between cases.
Perform damp dusting in operating rooms before scheduled procedures to support infection prevention standards.
Clean surgical rooms, including changing linens on inpatient beds as needed.
Assist with pulling surgical instruments for cases and preparing operating rooms for upcoming procedures or the following day.
Handle and transport surgical specimens to the laboratory in accordance with established protocols.
Monitor portable oxygen tanks and replace empty tanks as necessary.
Promote cost-effective practices through appropriate use of supplies, returning equipment to designated locations, reshelving unused supplies, and reporting equipment malfunctions.
Assist with retrieving blood products from the Blood Bank following established procedures.
Remove trash from surgical areas and communicate effectively with Sterile Processing and Environmental Services (EVS).
Stock and refill blanket warmers each morning, mid-day, and before the end of the shift.
Assist EVS with cleaning the Operating Room Core, including wiping down sinks, mopping floors, removing trash, and cleaning unused equipment.
Remove and transport empty boxes to designated disposal areas.
Perform daily stocking of inner core supplies and fluid warmers to ensure case readiness.