Surgical Svcs Attendant (FT - Day) Torresdale
About The Position
The Surgical Services Attendant performs service and direct patient care activities for patients undergoing surgery or other procedures, supporting nursing staff in providing quality healthcare. Duties include transporting and transferring patients, equipment, supplies, and specimens; positioning patients according to procedural needs; setting up and turning over procedural suites; maintaining transportation equipment; and ensuring adequate supplies for departmental operations. The role also supports operating and procedural room cleanliness, stocking, supply orders, equipment checks, and coordination of equipment repairs. The attendant may help onboard and train new staff in positioning, body mechanics, sterile technique concepts, room-cleaning protocols, equipment use, and room and table setups.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Working understanding of aseptic technique, surgical procedures, and proper handling and transport of surgical instruments for sterile processing.
- Proficiency in patient positioning, procedural setups, and the ability to teach skills required of a surgical services attendant.
- Proficiency in surgical services attendant skills, including planning, coordinating, and teaching other attendants.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds; push or pull patients on beds or stretchers, including a stated 29-pound push force; and perform lateral transfers involving up to 50 pounds of a patient’s weight.
- Ability to stand and walk frequently or continuously; patient transporters may walk 8–10 miles per shift.
- May be required to kneel, bend, squat, and perform CPR.
Responsibilities
- Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistently with Jefferson’s values.
- Perform service and patient-care activities, including patient transport and positioning, specimen delivery to the lab, retrieval of blood bank products, and equipment setup, including specialty services such as orthopedics.
- Maintain cleanliness, stocking, and upkeep of operating and procedural rooms and complete daily supply orders.
- Participate in daily or weekly equipment checks, including fluid warmers, sterile-storage temperature and humidity, and eyewash stations.
- Coordinate equipment repairs in collaboration with the Biomed team and vendors.
- Participate in onboarding and training new surgical services attendants in positioning, body mechanics, sterile technique concepts, room-cleaning protocols, equipment use and setup, and room and table setups for surgeons and procedures.
- Accept additional duties with a positive attitude and support the unit.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
- Supplemental insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement plans
- Tuition assistance
- Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts
- Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
