Perioperative Transport & OR Support Specialist

CO01 Southern Illinois Hospital Services Inc.; Carbondale (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, IL is seeking a Phlebotomy Technician to support the perioperative team by transporting patients and assisting with operating room preparation and turnover.

You will help maintain a clean, safe surgical environment, manage supplies, assist with specimen transport to the laboratory, and coordinate with Sterile Processing and EVS to ensure case readiness.

Requires a High School diploma; physical duties include intermittent lifting up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Physical duties include intermittent lifting up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Greets, escorts, and transports patients and visitors to and from surgical areas in a courteous and professional manner.
• Assists surgical staff with operating room turnover, including room preparation between cases.
• Performs damp dusting in operating rooms prior to the start of scheduled procedures to support infection prevention standards.
• Cleans surgical rooms, including changing linens on inpatient beds as needed.
• Assists with pulling surgical instruments for cases and preparing operating rooms for upcoming procedures or the following day.
• Handles and transports surgical specimens to the laboratory in accordance with established protocols.
• Monitors portable oxygen tanks and replace empty tanks as necessary.
• Promotes cost-effective practices through appropriate use of supplies, returning equipment to designated locations, reshelving unused supplies, and reporting equipment malfunctions.
• Assists with the retrieval of blood products from the Blood Bank following established procedures.
• Removes trash from surgical areas and communicates effectively with Sterile Processing and Environmental Services (EVS).
• Stocks and refills blanket warmers each morning, mid-day, and prior to the end of shift.
• Assists EVS with cleaning the Operating Room Core, including wiping down sinks, mopping floors, removing trash, and cleaning unused equipment.
• Removes and transports empty boxes to designated disposal areas.
• Performs daily stocking of inner core supplies and fluid warmers to ensure case readiness.

Job description

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, IL is seeking a Phlebotomy Technician to support the perioperative team by transporting patients and assisting with operating room preparation and turnover.

You will help maintain a clean, safe surgical environment, manage supplies, assist with specimen transport to the laboratory, and coordinate with Sterile Processing and EVS to ensure case readiness.

Requires a High School diploma; physical duties include intermittent lifting up to 50 pounds.