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OR Assistant

Brown Medicine·Cranston, Rhode Island

$22 - $23/hr·Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 25 days ago
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About the role

Performs non-medical support duties in Surgical Services, including transporting patients and preparing operating rooms. Responsible for cleaning equipment, managing supplies, and assisting with patient positioning for procedures.

SUMMARY

Under general supervision, but according to established policies and procedures, performs variety of non-medical duties in support of Surgical Services.

Such activities include, but are not limited to, transporting patients to and from Operating Room; picking up and/or delivering supplies, materials, specimens, cultures and the like.

Assists in preoperative scrubs; assists in lifting, positioning and supporting patients.

Cleans and prepares equipment utilized in surgical procedures; prepares material for sterilization.

Assists in cleaning and maintaining the operating rooms.

Assembles charge form packets.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Responsibilities

  • Transports patients to and from the surgical suite.
  • Reviews preoperative patient charts in order to ensure that all forms are signed and that all tests are completed; informs appropriate nursing personnel of discrepancy.
  • Assists in surgical room preparation by ensuring basic supplies are available such as blankets, solutions, and syringes.
  • Cleans furniture and equipment between cases.
  • Obtains necessary supplies and equipment required for specific procedure.
  • Assists in prepping patients for surgery; assists with preoperative scrubs; lifts and moves and positions patients, supports and holds patients for spinal anesthesia injection and the like.
  • Routinely inventories, requisitions, receives and stocks supplies in established areas, including sterile linen, instruments, scrub clothes and the like in order to ensure availability to meet anticipated needs.
  • Picks up supplies and materials for Surgical Services from various areas of the Hospital such as pharmaceuticals, blood and plasma, as well as routine supplies required by the department.
  • Delivers cultures and surgery specimens to designated areas of the Hospital for analysis as appropriate.
  • Assists in general cleaning and maintenance of the Operating Room such as washing equipment, sorting and stocking supplies, cleaning room, washing stretchers and changing light bulbs and the like.
  • Cleans, dries, packages and seals a variety of supplies and material to be sterilized, such as washing, assembling and wrapping basin sets for sterilization.
  • Occasionally operates steam/water pressure sterilizers in order to clean and sterilize items.
  • Assembles patient record packs of charge slips, appropriate for specific surgical procedure, to be completed by others.

Minimum qualifications

Basic knowledge

  • High School Diploma or GED preferred. Ability to recognized changes in patient's condition and report such to nursing personnel. Ability to perform simple numerical calculations in order to calculate and requisition supplies. Knowledge of aseptic techniques in order to ensure proper cleaning of rooms, equipment and materials. Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process. Ability to read, write and understand English, with ability to perform simple numerical calculations.
  • EXPERIENCE: One to three months’ on-the-job training and experience. br /WORK
  • Environment
  • AND
  • Physical
  • REQUIREMENTS: Physical abilities to transport patients throughout the Hospital, to assist in lifting and positioning patients and to clean and set up equipment. Works in the Operating Room area and is exposed to odors, bodily fluids, etc. when assisting with patients. Required to work for extended periods in standing position when assisting with preoperative procedures. Some exposure to chemical fumes and infectious disease when cleaning equipment and rooms. Frequent standing, walking, lifting and carrying in order to clean equipment and replenish supplies, transport patients and materials and stock areas. Hazards of injury are minimized by adherence to established safety precautions.
  • Supervisory
  • RESPONSIBILITY: None.

Pay Range

$21.76-$22.75

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location

Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type: 8:30AM-5:00PM every Saturday & Sunday, 3 days M-F

Work Shift

Day

Driving Required

No

Union

International Brotherhood Teamsters

Requirements

High school diploma or GED is preferred along with basic knowledge of aseptic techniques. Requires the physical ability to lift patients and stand for extended periods in a clinical environment.

  • high school
  • Inventory Management
  • Clinical Support
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Sterilization
  • Patient Positioning
  • Aseptic Technique
  • Patient Transport
  • Medical Record Handling

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Salary
$22 - $23/hr
Location
Cranston, Rhode Island
Posted
Jul 3, 2026
Application
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Hiring organization

Brown Medicine

Brown Medicine is a nonprofit primary care, specialty outpatient and sub-specialty medical group practice with over 200 physicians and multiple patient care locations across the state of Rhode Island. Brown Medicine is affiliated with Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical...

Salary listed on 717 jobs
IndustryMedical Practices
TypeNonprofit
Size201-500 employees
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