Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $14.00 - $18.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
health benefits
Life insurance
long-term disability coverage
Healthcare spending accounts
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Pet insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee assistance program
Wellness Program
On-site housing for select positions
Job Description
Mount Sinai Medical Center is a cornerstone of high-quality healthcare in South Florida, known for its longstanding commitment to serving a diverse community since 1949. As the largest private independent not-for-profit hospital in South Florida, Mount Sinai operates 12 facilities across Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, including its main 674-bed campus. The medical center is nationally recognized for delivering a comprehensive range of medical services such as cancer care, 24-7 emergency care, orthopedics, and cardiovascular care, supported by the latest advancements in medicine, technology, and patient comfort. With over 4,000 dedicated employees, Mount Sinai fosters a culture of care and compassion... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 1 year of experience in healthcare environment preferred
- BLS certification
- Ability to follow infection control and safety protocols
- Ability to use personal protective equipment properly
- Capability to prepare germicidal solutions following protocols
- Proficiency in patient transportation and safe body mechanics
- Attention to detail in cleaning and maintaining surgical environment
- Ability to work in a fast-paced clinical setting
- Good communication skills
- Ability to maintain patient privacy and comfort
Job Qualifications
- BLS required
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- 1 year of experience within healthcare environment preferred
Job Duties
- Cleans surgical area by removing waste and linen, washing down furniture, surgical lights, beds, stretchers, mattresses, walls, bar huggers, SCD machines, wiping down electrical cords and mopping floors
- 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
- Removes and replaces sharp containers when full
- Maintains inventory of full oxygen tanks with carriers, blankets, cleaning supplies, IV pumps and other supplies needed
- Regulatory stocks scrubs brushes, masks, face shields, cleaning solutions, and paper towels in sub sterile areas
- Adheres to infection control and safety standards at all times, ensuring proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, face shields, and goggles during room cleaning
- Prepares germicidal solutions according to manufacturer’s recommendation and MSDS protocol
- Uses proper body mechanics/safety protocol while moving patients and while holding for sterile preps
- Uses proper care when transporting elderly patients from bed to stretcher to prevent skin breakdown
- Transports infants and toddlers in a secured bed/crib, allowing parents to accompany children to holding area
- Transports 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 lases, GI cart, equipment, and supplies to and from other units using extreme care to prevent damage
- 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
- 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
- Uses sterile gloves to hold extremities during skin preparation, following sterile technique
- Reports to supervisor/core desk when leaving the department and signs out
- Assists with training a new surgical services assistant
- Maintains terminal cleaning log in a legible manner
- Is prompt arriving to in-service/staff meetings and completes necessary documentation in a timely manner
- Maintains current CPR status
- Observes and monitors patient’s safety by providing a safe environment, maintaining eye contact, and never leaving patient unattended
- Respects sterile field by maintaining proper distance from open sterile items and sterile field
- Performs weekly autoclave/sterilizer cleaning as per departmental policy
- All other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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