Operating Room (OR) Service Assistant

ccf; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cleveland Clinic Health System's Main Campus is seeking an Operating Room (OR) Service Assistant I in Robotics to support patient transport, OR setup and instrument turnover. You will help ensure all equipment and supplies are ready for procedures and assist with sterile processing under supervision.

This role offers hands-on learning, growth opportunities, and the chance to contribute to world-class patient care within a renowned academic medical center. Days shift from 12:00 p.m.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Sterile Processing Certification preferred.
• Two years of experience in sterile processing.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient transport and OR setup.
• Maintain surgical instrument sets and equipment and ensure sterile conditions.
• Ensure proper sterile conditions, order supplies and maintain storage areas in the OR.
• Assist in transporting patients and blood/materials.
• Assist RN in maintaining a safe environment for the patient.
• Clean used instruments after surgery and assist with cleaning and sterilization.

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Sterile Processing Certification

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Operating Room (OR) Service Assistant

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

OR Administration-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code

G15000

Shift

Days

Schedule

12:00pm-8:30pm

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As an Operating Room (OR) Service Assistant I in Robotics, you will assist with patient transport and operating room setup, including room turnover, ensuring equipment and supplies are ready for procedures, running labs, and transporting blood and materials. Responsibilities include, lifting, pushing, walking, mopping, taking out trash, and moving hospital beds. This position offers a valuable opportunity to gain hands‑on experience, enhance your skills, and pursue career growth within the Cleveland Clinic. Eligible caregivers may also benefit from tuition reimbursement, all while contributing to excellent patient care and engaging with a diverse patient population.

A caregiver in this position works days from 12:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

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.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma/GED

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Sterile Processing Certification

• Two years of experience in sterile processing

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye‑hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds and ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing up to 200 pounds.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions of working irregular hours.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.