Shift is 11am - 7:30pm. During training, the schedule will be 8am - 4:3pm, then back to 11am - 7:30pm.

The Surgical Services Attendant performs a variety of service and direct patient care activities related to the medical care of patients who are undergoing surgery, which support the nursing staff in providing quality healthcare to each patient. Direct patient care activities are related to: the transportation and transfer of patients, equipment, supplies and specimens to and from designated areas; positioning of patients based on patient surgical needs, preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care; the cleanliness and upkeep of all transportation equipment; maintenance of adequate inventory of supplies pertinent to the departmental operation.

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Prepare all surgical suites for surgical procedures using established procedure guidelines for room equipment, supplies and furniture.
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment and supplies to preserve and prepare all OR suites for future use, following safety rules.
• Provide direct support with positioning of patients in supine, lateral, beach chair, prone, while using positioning devices, such as bean bags and beach chair attachments under the supervision of surgical, anesthesia and nursing teams.
• Ensure that all patients are ready for surgery prior to transport of patients from inpatient and emergency room units to ensure patient safety.
• Daily monitoring of temperature and humidity related to fluid warmer and sterile supply storage area; changing and maintaining the O2, CO2, and NO2 tanks in and outside the OR.
• May be asked to assist pre-operatively, intraoperatively and post-operatively on surgical orthopedic cases as needed.
• Maintain par counts of supplies, scanning/ordering from storeroom, and stocking of shelves to par level daily
• Participates in the morning OR unit opening procedures.

Education: High School diploma or equivalent

Experience: One year previous hospital perioperative experience preferred.

Certification: BLS Certification

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.