Career Center

You.

You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as an Operating Room Assistant.

You know how to stay organized and move fast. You respond calmly in high pressure situations.

Youâ™re generous with your thoughts, your partnership and especially your voice in the OR because your opinion matters.

Youâ™re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.

Us.

When you choose us for a surgical career, youâ™ll be a member of an expert surgical team at Lutheran Medical Center with a track record of success. In addition to general surgery, which treats a broad range of conditions, our surgical services include:

• Brain and spine surgery


• Cancer surgery


• Gastrointestinal surgery


• Gynecologic surgery


• Heart and vascular surgery


• Orthopedic surgery, including joint replacements; orthopedic neck and spine surgery

Lutheran Medical Center is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 249-bed community-based hospital provides comprehensive, specialty care to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Dating back to 1905, we are proud of the rich history and inspiring mission our hospital has embodied for over 110 years.

Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, weâ™ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.

We.

Together weâ™ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. Weâ™ll encourage joy and take pride in our integrity.

Weâ™ll laugh at each otherâ™s jokes (even the bad ones). Weâ™ll hello and high five. Weâ™ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.

Weâ™re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.

Your day.

As an OR Assistant you need to know how to:

• Communicate various information to surgical staff and physicians


• Greet patients/families, verify patient identity for surgery and transport same to and from operating room


• Transport specimens and cultures to laboratory


• Perform miscellaneous errands such as stocking supplies, picking up supplies, and similar duties


• Performs cleaning and disinfection procedures in the operating room


• Set up of specialty OR beds

Your experience.

We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:

• High School diploma or equivalent, required


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, required


• At least one (1) year of experience in a setting serving the same age/type of patient population served by this facility or department, preferred

Your next move.

Now that you know more about being an OR Assistant on our team we hope youâ™ll join us. At SCL Health youâ™ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.