Operating Room Cleaning and Support Technician

Mount Sinai Medical Center is seeking an Operating Room Cleaning and Support Technician to support our Surgical Services team in a fast-paced hospital setting. This full-time position is responsible for preparing and cleaning operating rooms, transporting patients and equipment, maintaining supplies, and ensuring a safe, efficient environment for surgical procedures.

Schedule

• Full-time, Monday through Friday
• 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM
• Half call and weekend rotation required

Responsibilities

• Clean surgical areas 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
• Replace furniture and equipment in designated locations in preparation for the next case, including stretchers, OR beds, IV poles, and monitors
• Keep stretchers, IV poles, OR beds, tables, equipment, specialty carts, mayo stands, and kick buckets clean and free of tape and suture
• Remove and replace sharp containers when 3/4 full
• Maintain inventory of full oxygen tanks with carriers, blankets, cleaning supplies, IV pumps, and other supplies needed
• Stock scrub brushes, masks, face shields, cleaning solutions, and paper towels in sub sterile areas
• Adhere to standard precautions at all times, including use of gloves, face shields, and goggles when cleaning rooms
• Prepare germicidal solutions according to manufacturer recommendations and MSDS protocol
• Use proper body mechanics and safety protocol when moving patients to and from OR beds and when holding for sterile preps
• Transport patients with care to prevent skin breakdown, particularly elderly patients
• Transport infants and toddlers in secured beds or cribs, allowing parents to accompany children to the holding area
• Transport specimens, blood and blood products, amputated limbs, and the deceased to and from lab or morgue, maintaining custody until delivery to the appropriate person
• Transport lasers, GI carts, equipment, and supplies to and from other units with extreme care to prevent damage
• Check patient ID bands and verbally confirm patient name and date of birth against pick-up slips prior to transporting in an efficient and courteous manner
• Verify patient name bands, date of birth, and surgical side or site with unit RN before performing surgical shaves according to policy, ensuring patient privacy and comfort
• Use sterile gloves to hold extremities for skin prep using sterile technique when necessary
• Report to supervisor or core desk when leaving the department and sign out
• Maintain terminal cleaning logs in a legible manner
• Arrive promptly to in-service and staff meetings and complete necessary documentation in a timely manner
• Maintain current CPR status
• Observe and monitor patient safety by providing a safe environment, maintaining eye contact, and never leaving patients unattended
• Respect sterile fields by maintaining proper distance from open sterile items
• Perform weekly autoclave and sterilizer cleaning as per departmental policy

Required Qualifications

• CPR certification

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One year of experience within a healthcare environment

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