OR Service Assistant

Cleveland Clinic•Medina, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and be part of a team delivering world-class healthcare. Recognized for providing safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable, Medina Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital, the highest honor awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for professional nursing practice. Here, you can build a rewarding, lifelong career supported by a team committed to your growth and success. As an OR Service Assistant I, you will assist in transporting patients and preparing the Operating Room by setting up instruments, supplies and specialized equipment. In this role, you will maintain and operate OR equipment as needed and provide limited support to surgeons during procedures, including holding limbs or retractors, suctioning and sponging wounds. You will assist with turning over rooms, patient positioning, gathering supplies and opening sterile items. With an increasing number of complex total joint procedures requiring additional assistive personnel, this role is essential in supporting surgical teams and ensuring efficient workflow. This position helps maintain a safe, organized and sterile environment, contributing to positive patient outcomes and the overall efficiency of surgical operations. A caregiver in this role works days from 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. with on-call requirements and occasional weekend shifts. A caregiver who excels in this role will: Maintain surgical instrument sets and equipment and ensure proper sterile conditions. Provide limited assistance to surgeons (e.g., holding limb/retractors, suctioning, sponging wounds). Clean used instruments after surgery (e.g., assembly and maintenance of some instruments for proper cleaning and sterilization). Ensure proper sterile conditions, order supplies and stocks and maintain storage areas in the Operating Room for service. Assist in transporting patients. Assist RN in maintaining a safe environment for the patient.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Sterile processing certification
Two years of experience in sterile processing

Responsibilities

Maintain surgical instrument sets and equipment and ensure proper sterile conditions.
Provide limited assistance to surgeons (e.g., holding limb/retractors, suctioning, sponging wounds).
Clean used instruments after surgery (e.g., assembly and maintenance of some instruments for proper cleaning and sterilization).
Ensure proper sterile conditions, order supplies and stocks and maintain storage areas in the Operating Room for service.
Assist in transporting patients.
Assist RN in maintaining a safe environment for the patient.