Surgical Services Attendant - 7 : 30a-4 : 00p - vary start

Surgical Services Attendant

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family. Akron General's Operating Room (OR) department has a team of dedicated caregivers that work collaboratively to provide the best possible care for their surgical patients. These caregivers are eager and excited to add a Surgical Services Attendant to their team. In this role, you will use a variety of technical skills to assist the Operating Room team as requested before and after surgical cases. You will maintain and control support service equipment and supplies as well as the OR environment in an aesthetically safe and sanitary condition. A caregiver in this position works days from 7 : 30AM - 4 : 00PM, with on-call requirements. The start / end time may vary based on the needs of the department.

A caregiver who excels in this role will :

• Assist with OR turnovers in between cases including but not limited to removing debris from OR floors, mopping floors, removing debris from floor, wiping down flat surfaces, equipment and furniture, cleaning surgical lights and removing trash from the OR including chemotherapy or radioactive waste.
• Provide assigned care and other general care throughout the shift to assure patient's physical comfort.
• Turn, lift, hold, position, and transfer patients.
• Remove fluids from the back table with the Neptune suction unit.
• Take soiled case carts to decontamination and properly dispose of trash, disposable instruments, sharp items and hazardous waste.
• Remove soiled laundry from the Operating Room and take the linen bags to decontamination.
• Place the back table in original position and strip and remake the Operating Room table.
• Mop floors, change trash, clean scrub sinks and spot clean walls.
• Dust ceiling vents, TV's, light fixtures, doors, walls, storage racks and any flat surfaces in the Operating Room to maintain survey readiness.
• Spot clean assigned cabinets, walls, counters, equipment, beds or desk within the Operating Room.
• Clean and maintain equipment, vacuums, cleaning cart, buckets and wringers.
• Report malfunctioning equipment, unsafe conditions and broken items to immediate supervisor.
• Transport surgical furniture and equipment, chart materials, blood products and patients.
• Comply with special cleaning requests for radioactive, chemotherapy and infection control surgical cases.
• Perform daily clean up and general duties in the hallways, quads and control desk area including restrooms area.
• Maintain daily stock in islands.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include :

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include :

Physical Requirements :

Personal Protective Equipment :

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