Surgical Support Assistant: OR Turnover & Patient Transport

Southern Illinois Healthcare; Carbondale (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Illinois Healthcare in Carbondale seeks a dedicated perioperative support team member to facilitate patient transport and assist with operating room preparation and turnover. You will help maintain a clean, safe surgical environment and support workflow through supply management.

The role involves collaborating with surgical staff, assisting with room setup, handling specimens, and promoting cost‑effective practices to ensure case readiness.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.

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.

Skills

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Southern Illinois Healthcare in Carbondale seeks a dedicated perioperative support team member to facilitate patient transport and assist with operating room preparation and turnover. You will help maintain a clean, safe surgical environment and support workflow through supply management.

The role involves collaborating with surgical staff, assisting with room setup, handling specimens, and promoting cost‑effective practices to ensure case readiness.