OR Service Assistant - ENT

Cleveland Clinic; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System is seeking an OR Service Assistant - ENT at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. The role supports the ENT team by transporting patients and helping set up the Operating Room for procedures.

The position emphasizes maintaining sterile conditions, instrument handling, and assisting surgeons and RNs to ensure patient safety and efficient OR operations. Six AM to 2:30 PM shifts are typical.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience with sterile processing is preferred.
• Ability to assist surgeons and RNs in the OR.
• Willingness to learn and follow sterile techniques.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from the operating room.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining the OR and instruments.
• Help in cleaning and sterilizing instruments after procedures.
• Support RN and surgeons to maintain a safe patient environment.

Skills

Patient transport

Sterile processing

Instrument handling

Team support

Education

High school diploma or GED

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

OR Service Assistant - ENT

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

OR ENT-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code

G15000

Shift

Variable

Schedule

6:00am-2:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

OR Service Assistant - ENT

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. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

ENT caregivers care for the ears, nose, throat and so much more. The ENT also has surgeons who offer both nonsurgical and surgical treatments to help patients with many conditions that affect the ears, nose and throat. And at Cleveland Clinic, we embrace a team approach. As an Operating Room Service Assistant, you will assist in transporting patients and setting up the Operating Room.

A caregiver in this position works 6:00AM – 2:30PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Maintain surgical instrument sets and equipment and ensure proper sterile conditions.

• Provide limited assistance to surgeons (holding limb/retractors, suctioning, sponging wound).

• Clean used instruments after surgery (this process may require assembly and maintenance of some instruments for proper cleaning and sterilization).

• Ensure proper sterile conditions, order supplies, stocks, and maintain storage areas in the Operating Room for service.

• Assist in transporting patients.

• Assist RN (Registered Nurse) in maintaining a safe environment for the patient.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High school diploma or GED.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Sterile processing certification.

• Two years of experience in sterile processing.

• Knowledge of or willingness to learn service-specific surgical instruments, equipment and surgical procedures.

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.

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