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Mosaic Life Care
Surgical Attendant
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What they do
A Patient Transporter or Orderly moves hospital patients from one place to another and cleans equipment and facilities. May assist with basic care of patients such as feeding and dressing. Works in hospitals or in long-term care facilities.
$33,054 / year median in Missouri
+1% projected growth
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Salary Not Available Surgical Attendant
Mosaic Life Care
Location:
Saint Joseph, MO - 64501Job Type:
Full Time (30 Hours or More), Day ShiftPosted:
06/02/2026 Positions available: 1Source:
Mosaic Life CareWeb Site:
www.mymlc.com Job #: 1644 Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Work Onsite Full Time Schedule Full Time Shift Day Shift Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. The Surgical Attendant works under the supervision of the Director. Performs cleaning of all areas and furniture within the surgical suite, perioperative and related areas. Assists the schedule coordinator with transportation of patients, pick-up and delivery. Assists with stocking of supplies. Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the application of and caring for orthopedic equipment. > Additional Information Help for Additional Information. Opens a new window. Skills and Abilities Essential Technical/Motor Skills- Speaks clearly.
- Giving patients instructions prior to transportation.
- Hand/Eye Coordination.
- Surgical shave preps of patients. Interpersonal Skills
- Communication skills, with departmental personnel, patients, families, and physicians.
- Positive attitude, outgoing personality. Essential Physical Requirements
- Walking, transporting patients, specimens to lab, mopping floors, errands for the department.
- Assembling, furniture, beds, traction.
- Lifting, equipment (50 lbs), patients (100 lbs), extremities (30 lbs), supplies and linens (25 lbs). Pushing and pulling equipment (500 lbs), patient charts and beds (600 lbs), wheel chairs, OR tables, mop floors.
- Crouching, crawling, kneeling, and stooping. Cleaning of OR Rooms.
- Reaching, transfer patient from cart to bed, high dusting, and removing supplies from shelves.
- Restraining patients.
- Ability to take call.
- Set up traction, clean operating rooms. Essential Mental Abilities
- Interpret data.
- Check charts for pre-op requirements and patient identification.
- Comprehend instructions, preps, and routine orders, with minimum amount of supervision or explanation.
- Explain/Communicate. Instructions and information to patients and families.
- Evaluate.
- Priority of functions that need to be done with minimal help.
- Memory.
- Function independently with minimal instruction.
- Follow rules/instructions.
- Policies/procedures of department with minimal supervision.
- Adaptability, able to move from one function to another independently. Essential Sensory Requirements
- Visual skills.
- Must be able to see, to read to identify patient, patient chart.
- Hearing department house and beeper pages, ability to communicate with patient, families and staff. Exposure to Hazards
- Blood and body fluids, cleaning compounds, surgical chemical compounds, radiation, anesthesia waste gasses, wet floors.