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Surgical Services Assistant
As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy of caring

Located in the heart of Miami Beach, overlooking the breathtaking intracoastal waterway, Mount Sinai Medical Center is dedicated to providing exceptional health care to our diverse community enhanced through innovation, technology, teaching, and research.

Mount Sinai is South Florida's largest private independent not-for-profit hospital with 672 beds, and a tight-knit community of more than 4,000 employees.

We provide world-class care:

• The BEST cardiac surgery survival rate in Florida
• Named one of America's 250 Best Hospitals for 2020 and 2021 by Healthgrades, positioning Mount Sinai among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for overall clinical excellence.
• A new seven-story Surgical Tower with 154 all-private rooms and patient centered technology promotes an exceptional patient experience
• A pioneer in innovative medical research in areas such as cardiology, cancer, memory disorders and pulmonary diseases

Position Responsibilities:

• Replaces furniture and equipment in designated location in preparation for the next case, including the return of stretchers, OR beds, IV poles, and monitors to the appropriate department.
• Keeps stretchers, IV poles, OR beds, tables, equipment, specialty carts, mayo stands, and kick buckets clean and free of tape and suture.
• Uses proper care when transporting elderly patients from bed to stretcher to prevent skin breakdown.
• Maintains inventory of full oxygen tanks with carriers, blankets, cleaning supplies, IV pumps and other supplies needed.
• Regularly stocks scrub brushes, masks, face shields, cleaning solutions, and paper towels in sub sterile areas.
• Adheres to standard precautions at all times when performing daily activities, which includes gloves, face shields,/goggles when cleaning the room.
• When necessary uses sterile gloves to hold for extremities for skin prep using sterile technique.
• Verifies patient's name band, date of birth, and surgical side/site with unit RN before performing surgical shaves according to policy. Ensures patient's privacy and comfort at all times.
• Transport specimens, blood and blood products, amputated limbs, and the deceased to and from lab/morgue. Maintains custody of specimen until delivered to the appropriate person.
• Transport lasers, GI cart, equipment, and supplies to and from other units using extreme care to prevent damage.
• Uses proper body mechanics/safety protocol while moving patients to and from OR beds and while holding for sterile preps.
• Checks patient ID band and verbally confirms patient name and date of birth against pick up slip prior to transporting in an efficient and courteous manner.
• Removes and replaces sharp containers when 3/4 full.
• Prepares germicidal solutions according to manufactures recommendation and MSDS protocol.
• Cleans surgical area by removing waste and linen, washing down furniture, surgical lights, beds, stretchers, mattresses, walls, bair huggers, SCD machines, wiping down electrical cords and mopping floors.

Requirements:

• BLS/CPR required

Benefits:

We believe in the physical and mental well-being of our employees and are committed to offering comprehensive benefits that fit their personal needs. Our robust employee benefits package includes:

• Tuition reimbursement
• Healthcare spending accounts
• Paid time off
• Wellness program
• Health benefits
• Long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Retirement plan
• On-site housing for selected positions and more!