Surgical Support Aide

## Surgical Support Aide Apply:
Abbott Northwestern Hospital:
Full time:
Posted Today:
R-0074880
** Location Address:
** 2800 10th Ave Receiving Dock Minneapolis, MN
** Date Posted:
** September 29, 2026
** Department:
** Surgical Services
** Shift:
** Day/Evening (United States of America)
** Shift Length:
** 8 hour shift
** Hours Per Week:
** 40
* * Union

Contract:

** SEIU-4-Abbott Northwestern Service Workers-SAN
** Weekend Rotation:
** Occasional
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* Job Summary:

** Surgical Support Aides at Allina Health play a critical role in delivering safe, efficient, and compassionate surgical care. You’ll be part of a trusted team that values your attention to detail, reliability, and commitment to patient wellbeing. As an Allina Health employee, you’re not just supporting surgery, you’re supporting healing, hope, and excellence in care!
** Key Position Details:
*** 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period)
* 8- hour day/evening shift
* Occasional weekend rotation  
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* Job Description:

** In the operating room, provides basic indirect patient care in support of a large multispecialty qua ternary operating room as delegated. Providing clean, well stocked surgical suite, with case carts and appropriate equipment for the room. Supports the operating room staff in lifting, positioning, transporting patients. Returns used equipment and supplies to appropriate area for reprocessing. Cleans operating room after every procedure.

** Principle Responsibilities
*** Supports care of the procedural patient  + Gathers appropriate supplies, instruments, and equipment for individual cases.  + Completes case carts and delivers to procedure area.  + Delivers blood products, lab specimens and medications as assigned.  + Assists in lifting, positioning and transferring of patient under RN supervision.  + Retrieves additional requested items during procedures.  + Retrieves ICU and station beds requested based on patient needs, ensuring oxygen tank has adequate PSI.  

+ Delivers and replaces various gas tanks. Including argon, helium, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, oxygen.  + Stocks linens in warmers and pass through windows  + Communicates with other departments with supply and equipment needs for Surgical Services (EVS, Linen, Supply Chain, Equipment Services).  + Replaces chemo hazard, pharmaceutical waste and recycled instrumentation containers.  + Retrieves crash cart, Lucas and provide emergency case carts during emergency situations.  

+ Identifies instruments requiring turn around for same day needs.  + Verifies each procedure has a case cart. Communicate with Charge Nurse for missing case carts.  + Transports patients from inpatient units to Pre-Operative Care Center/OSDU      ◦ Collects all necessary items required to come with patient (i.e. medications, chart) and verifying patient labels match arm band.
* Facilitates operating room turnover  + Cleans/decontaminates procedure room, furniture and equipment after the case.  + Prepares operating room for following procedure.  + Replaces/restocks used items.  + Transports case cart, instruments, linen and trash to appropriate areas for reprocessing or disposal.  + Adheres to Infection Control policies and procedures.  + Docks high flow suction device and replace with clean unit for following cases.
* Handles sterile supplies and instruments according established standards  + Checks integrity of sterile packs and packaging before shelving or distribution.  + Verifies instrumentation has all necessary filters, external locks and indicators have changed color during sterilization process prior to placing trays on case carts or sterile storage.  + Cleans cabinets, equipment and storage shelving in designated area per schedule.
* Participates in maintaining safe environment  + Protects…