OR Aide - Surgery - Sharp Chula Vista - Weekends - Variable Shift – Per Diem

300 Sharp HealthCare; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare seeks staff to coordinate cleaning and maintenance of the OR and PACU in line with established methods. The role includes maintaining cleanliness, labeling biohazard containers, and stocking supplies for the Surgical Services Unit.

Responsibilities extend to patient transport, respecting privacy, and assisting licensed personnel during procedures, with weekend and per diem shifts and a CA location.

Qualifications

• 1 year janitorial experience or six months janitorial experience in a hospital or acute care facility.
• AHA BLS Healthcare required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cleaning and maintenance of the OR and PACU following established standards.
• Label all containers and biohazard materials per Sharp Healthcare protocol.
• Perform routine cleaning of locker rooms, lounges, restrooms and related areas.
• Transport patients safely within the Surgical Services Department.
• Maintain supplies and equipment and support licensed staff during procedures.

Skills

Janitorial experience

AHA BLS

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Hours: Shift Start Time: Variable Shift End Time: Variable AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: WEEKENDS and PER DIEM / PRN Weekend Requirements: Weekends Only On-Call Required: Yes Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $27.500 - $30.400 - $33.530 This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement. This position was originally posted to ratified SEIU members from 07/16/26 to 07/24/26. The position is now available to be filled by internal candidates that are not members of the ratified Bargaining Unit or External candidates to Sharp.

What You Will Do

Provide support to the Surgical Service Department by coordinating and accomplishing all activities, functions, and responsibilities related, and not limited to, the general cleaning and maintenance of the O.R. and PACU in accordance with the established methods and techniques.

Essential Functions

• Utilizes correct cleaning solutions and dilutions according to established standards.
• Assures all solution containers, all sharp containers, Biohazard bins, and red bags are labeled according to Sharp Healthcare protocol.
• Completes routine cleaning in locker rooms, staff lounge, and snack room.
• Maintains optimum appearance of lounges, locker rooms, and restrooms, and other related areas within the Surgical Services Department.
• Removes refuse, recycling containers, and/or soiled linen from all areas within the department, per department specifications.
• Cleans, stocks, and maintains appearance of scrub sink areas.
• Completes cleaning of all offices within the Surgical Services Department as assigned.
• Completes daily terminal cleaning of the O.R. suites following established procedure.
• Performs terminal cleaning of patient stations within PACU.
• Completes cleaning and stocking of O.R. Suites between surgical procedures in an efficient and timely manner.

Patient care

• Transports patients to the Surgical Services Department in a safe, efficient manner.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills of specific patient considerations regarding, and not limited to, patient's age, patient's cultural beliefs and values, skin integrity, safety, pain, comfort, and surgical needs.
• Respects the patient's right to privacy and confidentiality of information through all aspects of patient care.
• Reviews patient's pre-operative checklist to ensure completeness prior to transport to the Surgical Patient Hold Room.
• Remains in Patient Hold Room when patients are awaiting surgical procedures and observes and attends to their needs.
• Confirms patient identification bracelet with the patient and with the patient's hospital chart.
• Procures supplies and equipment under the direction of licensed operating room personnel.
• Delivers unopened, non-controlled drugs and I.V.'s to the Surgical Services Arena under the direction and/or supervision of a licensed nurse or physician.

Supplies and equipment

• Maintains supplies of paper goods, soaps, cleaning fluids, and other materials necessary to the operations of the department for areas of responsibility.
• Continually restocks and rotates issued supplies and materials within the department.
• Supplies all the surgical solution warmers with indicated items and solutions, dating and rotating all solutions per hospital policy.
• Transport supplies and equipment when required.
• Obtains and delivers unopened, non-controlled drugs and I.V.'s to the Surgical Services Arena under the direction and/or supervision of a licensed nurse or physician.
• Maintains cleaning equipment to ensure safe working conditions.

Required Qualifications

• 1 Year Janitorial experience or six months janitorial experience in a hospital or acute care facility
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.

Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan.

We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery.

Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care.

Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care.

At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families.

It’s what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care.

We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.