Surgical Services Support Technician I

Join Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Avon Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients and is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

Many patients come to Cleveland Clinic feeling anxious before an operation, and our family of caregivers provides peace and comfort throughout their treatment to help ease those concerns. As a Surgical Services Support Technician in the OR, you will have opportunities to interact with patients while transporting them to designated areas. In addition to performing various technical support tasks, your role is essential to ensuring a safe and sanitary operating room environment.

A caregiver in this role works days from 5:30 a.m. -- 2:00 p.m. with a Saturday rotation to support Saturday surgeries.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Safely transport patients to designated areas per nursing requests.

• Assist nursing caregivers during surgical cases as requested.

• Maintain and control support services equipment and supplies.

• Maintain the OR in an aesthetically safe and sanitary condition.

• Escort and direct customers to the appropriate source for assistance.

• Provide a safe environment for patients and their families.

• Comply with entering job tasks in electronic computer software programs.

• Assist nursing service with prepping and shaving patients for surgery.

• Coordinate and maintain Uniform Room activities such as locker assignments and scrubs for all O.R. personnel.

• Properly handle and dispose of hazardous waste.

• Comply with special cleaning requests for radioactive waste and infection control surgical cases.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross upon hire or obtain within the new hire period

• One year of customer service experience

• Experience working in a team environment

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Sterile processing experience

• Experience working in a procedural area

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including ability to lift and/or bear the weight of 100 pounds with assistance, or more while pulling, lifting, pushing and transferring patients to and from various apparatus; regularly pushes moderate to heavy weight of 100 pounds or more.

• Exposure to body fluids.

• Must be available for flexible scheduling according to the needs of the surgical area.

• Floating may be expected per assignment policies within the surgical support department.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Minimum hourly: $18.50

Maximum hourly: $25.20

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

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