Hospital Attendant - Ambulatory Surgery Center - Evening Shift

Job Description - Hospital Attendant - Ambulatory Surgery Center - Full Time Evening Shift (12:00pm - 8:30pm)

Hospital Attendant - Ambulatory Surgery Center - Full Time Evening Shift (12:00pm - 8:30pm)

At Stony Brook Medicine, our Hospital Attendants are valuable members of our team, who attend to the daily living and personal hygiene needs of patients in order to make patients more comfortable. They may also devote considerable time to housekeeping and cleaning tasks related to patient care and to the transporting of patients. Qualified candidates should demonstrate excellent intrapersonal skills and time management skills.

They should have attention to detail and be able to work with all levels of the organization.

• Picks up and removes hazardous articles which may be on floors, furniture, and equipment and places them in designated receptacles.
• Removes all waste from operating room.
• Suction canisters, including Neptune devices, are removed appropriately.
• Washes floors and equipment as needed including OR beds and surgical lights and booms, walls, kick buckets, glass cabinets, positioning devices.
• May set up equipment in assigned areas.
• Adheres to all Infection Control and regulatory agency standards.
• Cleaning of surgical suites and peri‑op areas.
• Complete turning over of operating rooms, mopping, wiping down equipment, and setting up of equipment at the direction of the Nurse.
• Stocking supplies.
• Transport patients via wheelchair
• All other related tasks as assigned.

Ability to perform medium to heavy physical labor.

Previous experience working in a hospital setting and/or in the hospital industry. Possess excellent intrapersonal skills, time management skills, have attention to detail and be able to work with all levels of the organization.

Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke‑free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position may be designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

• Successfully complete pre‑employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4‑panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre‑employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

* The hiring department will be responsible for any…