Operating Room Attendant

Shriners Hospitals for Children; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Operating Room Attendant to join their team. This role involves ensuring the safe transport of patients and maintaining the operating room's efficiency. With a commitment to excellence in pediatric care, the organization offers a supportive environment for employees. You'll play a vital role in patient care, working alongside a specialized team to enhance the surgical experience. If you're passionate about making a difference in children's lives and ensuring smooth operations in a medical setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

403(b) Retirement Saving Plan

Paid time off

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employer-sponsored continuing education

Pet insurance

School Loan Forgiveness Program

Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED required.
• Two years' related job experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients safely to and from hospital departments.
• Assist in OR cleaning and stocking medical supplies.

Skills

Patient Transport

Medical Supply Stocking

Waste Management

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

Cerner

Epic

Job description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

Why Shriners?

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties healthcare system. With multiple hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers, and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Our mission is to change and improve lives by caring for our patients, conducting research to gain knowledge and develop new treatments, and providing educational opportunities for physicians and other healthcare professionals.

4 locations ranked on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Children’s Hospitals for pediatric orthopedicsWinner of 9 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Awards and 5 Pinnacle of Excellence Awards for Patient Experience (2023)$20 million in annual funding for innovative research in genomics, clinical motional analysis, and other forms of translational research.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision plans. Benefits eligibility from day one403(b) plan with generous company match and 457(b) deferred compensation plansEmployer-sponsored continuing education and trainingEmployer-provided professional liability coverageEmployer-sponsored life insurance and short-term disability insurance coverageSchool Loan Forgiveness Program and PSLF eligibilityVoluntary benefits: long-term disability insurance, critical illness and accident insurance, hospital indemnity, legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance

About Shriners Children’s Philadelphia

Shriners Children’s Philadelphia is where hope and healing meet. Our team of highly specialized physicians provides comprehensive care for children with fractures, sports injuries, orthopedic conditions, scoliosis, spinal cord conditions, and spine injuries.

• 49-bed inpatient facility with an outpatient clinic and walk-in fracture clinic located in North Philadelphia
• Outreach clinics in Doylestown, PA and San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Joint Commission accredited
• EMR: Cerner (OR), Epic (Clinic), Fully transitioning to EPIC in 2025
• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award winner for Inpatient Pediatric Patient Experience (2023 & 2024)• The HX Guardian of Excellence Award honors organizations who have reached the 95th percentile for patient experience, employee or physician engagement, or clinical quality performance awarded annually based on one year of data.
• Press Ganey Pinnacle of Excellence Award (2024)• The HX Pinnacle of Excellence Award is given to the four top-performing organizations in each category based on extraordinary achievement. The award recognizes those who have maintained consistently high levels of excellence over three years in patient experience, employee engagement, physician engagement, or clinical quality performance.
• Partnerships with Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University, and the University of Pennsylvania

Job Overview

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have a full time opportunity for an Operating Room Attendant (Tech) working 11am-7:30pm.

Responsibilities

• Under the direct supervision of the Perioperative management team, the OR Attendant (Tech) provides safe and timely transport of patients to and from hospital departments.The position is responsible for the stocking of medical and non-medical supplies, transport of laboratory specimens, retrieval of blood products and linen coordination.
• Other services include: OR terminal cleaning, turn over cleaning and assistance between operative cases, waste management, stocking of fluids and blankets in warmers.
• Coordinates services with others to provide optimum assistance for OR, PACU and SPD personnel and to maintain optimum OR utilization.
• This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Preferred:

High School Diploma / GED

Two years' related job experience

Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace.

Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.