
Surgical Assistant Licensed PD Rush Oak Park
Part-timeRush University Medical Center
Oak Park, ILPart-timeSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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The Surgical Assistant supports surgeons with technical functions at the sterile field during operating room procedures. The role is based at Rush Oak Park Hospital and includes assisting with procedures, handling instruments, supporting patient care under licensed personnel, and maintaining surgical supply inventories. The position requires a qualifying education or training pathway, surgical assistant certification, basic CPR certification, communication skills, and time management.
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Job Description
Location: Oak Park, Illinois
Business Unit: Rush Oak Park
Hospital: Rush Oak Park Hospital
Department: Operating Room
Work Type: Restricted Part Time (Total FTE less than 0.5)
Shift: Shift 1
Work Schedule: 8 Hr (7:00:00 AM - 3:00:00 PM)
Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).
Pay Range: $10.00 - $500.00 per hour
Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.
Summary:
The surgical assistant actively assists the surgeon with technical functions that are required at the sterile field while performing operative procedures within the operating room environment. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.
Other information:
Required Job Qualifications:
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Graduate of an accredited school of medicine/surgical assistant program/AD in surgical technology with surgical assistant’s certification
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Basic CPR Certification
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Entry level experience
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Good communication skills
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Good time management
Physical Demands:
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Flexibility with schedule to accommodate staffing needs
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Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions
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Routinely comes in contact with potentially infectious patients and specimens
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Operation of surgical equipment; supplies; and instrumentation as needed.
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Ability to stand and walk throughout most of designated shift.
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Bending, twisting, reaching, pulling, pushing, and balancing.
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Ability to carry items weighing up to >100 pounds.
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Ability to lift items weighing 10-50 pounds, above 50 pounds utilizes appropriate lift equipment.
Responsibilities:
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Assists with surgical procedures within the O.R. environment.
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Technical competence with equipment; supplies and surgical instrumentation.
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Recognizes and utilizes safety precautions and procedures in performing operative procedures and handing instruments; positioning patients; etc.
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Demonstrates the skills and judgments necessary to provide direct care to patients under the direct supervision of licensed personnel.
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Maintains a therapeutic relationship to provide optimal customer/focused care.
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Communicates effectively with patients at a level appropriate to age and cognitive status, showing sensitivity to cultural diversity.
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Interacts effectively with peers and other hospital staff to foster positive working relationships.
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Works collaboratively with other members of the healthcare team to assure high levels of patient care.
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Follows CDC and AORN guidelines for hand washing and all safety procedures and is aware to follow isolation precaution.
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Participates as member of the team in Time outs and safety checks.
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Works as a team to assure that patients feel safe and well care for while being at ROPH.
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Responsible for the oversight and maintenance of supply inventories within the surgery department.
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Maintains current knowledge/certification (CPR Training)
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Performs specimen collection with appropriate attention to safety and accuracy.
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Anticipate needs of team members and keeps them informed.
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Documents accurately, timely, and at point-of-care when possible.
Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Position Surgical Assistant Licensed PD Rush Oak Park
Location US:IL:Oak Park
Req ID 27067
How this job compares
Set against the 563 open Operating Room jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$86–133K/yr22 salary ranges
- US median$31–46/hr267 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 20 open Operating Room jobs in Illinois and 563 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- AdventHealth5 open
- Rush University Medical Center (this employer)5 open
- MERCY HEALTH CORPORATION3 open
- Experience
- Operating Room postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (281 postings).
- Education
- 66 of the 563 open Operating Room jobs (12%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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