Attendant - Operating Room

Women's College Hospital, 76 Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM | Expires Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 3:59 AM

Women's College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. If you're ready to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless.

Women's College Hospital is committed to equity, quality and patient safety as key professional values and essential components of daily practice.

Healthcare Revolutionized 2030 is our roadmap to the future. Our strategy is built on the pledge that the founders of our hospital made 140 years ago and reaffirms our commitment to providing equitable, accessible, best-in-class healthcare for everyone – meeting people where they are on their healthcare journey and partnering with them to reach their goals of living their healthiest lives possible.

The stage has been set for Women’s to accelerate our priorities and capture the momentum to catapult our system forward to revolutionize healthcare for everyone.

Applicants must reside and be legally eligible to work in Ontario.

This is a Regular Full-Time opportunity.

Type: Replacement

Shifts: Primarily 10:00–6:00, with occasional 9:00–5:00 shifts

• Collaboratively assists and takes direction from Operating Room Suite Staff and Physicians with patient surgical preparation activities, ensuring safe, quality and continuity of care
• Anticipates team needs within areas of responsibility before, during and after diagnostic, treatment and therapeutic procedures
• Escorts patients within the Perioperative Services reception area, assigned waiting room, procedure room, recovery area, or washroom when required
• Works with Medical Secretaries, RNs and Physicians to determine and respond to patient flow to maximize efficiency and patient satisfaction
• Ensures procedure/operating room is prepared for daily activities and prepares advanced procedure room(s) for each patient procedure i.e. equipment, instrumentation and procedure supplies
• Turns over the advanced procedure room after each procedure i.e. remove, clean then replace linen on OR bed, clearing items from the previous patient procedure, brings procedure supplies into room
• Promotes and maintains proper infection control measures following PIDAC standard control guidelines
• Takes instrumentation to soiled utility room after patient use and organizes for transport to MDRC
• Relays patient concerns to Health Care Providers

• Orders, receives and stocks medical/surgical supplies and linens from MDRC and/Stores daily to maintain supply
• Supports inventory management in the Surgical Program through anticipating supplies and managing stock with the Inventory Coordinator
• Ensure medication and surgical supplies are within the appropriate expiry date (on a monthly basis)
• Prepares and replenishes hospital requisitions
• Maintains general neatness of procedure/operating room, soiled and clean utility room
• Maintains organization and cleanliness of carts, equipment and workstations
• Prepares and organizes specimens for pick-up
• Performs end of day functions to prepare for next day activities
• Creates and maintains a safe environment
• Maintains excellent communication
• Functions well in a team environment
• Maintains knowledge of current practice related to Surgical Services
• May be required to work in all areas of Surgical Services Clinics

As a role model and champion you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.

The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.

Qualifications

• Medical Device Reprocessing Certificate - theory and practicum completed
• Membership with the MDRAO preferred
• Previous Operating Room experience preferred
• BCLS or Heart Saver certificate or must complete within 3 months of hire
• Surgical clinic…