At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.

Central Maine Healthcare is seeking an OR Attendant to join our EVS team!

This is a full time, benefits eligible position. ​

Starting pay is $18.25 an hour.

The Environmental Services Operating Room (OR) Attendant cleans and maintains specified areas within the Perioperative Suites. This individual is responsible for following hospital regulations/policies regarding cleaning, biohazard waste disposal, linen distribution, restocking and communication with ancillary departments as needed. This individual may also be called to assist in an OR suite with limited patient care, i.e., assisting with moving, transporting, or aiding the RN Circulator with limited patient contact.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent preferred.

• No previous experience required.

What It’s Like Working At CMH:

We are all about our team members growth and health. That why we prioritize work/life balance, community-based wellness initiatives and tuition reimbursement or student loan repayment for ALL of our team members.

CMH offers a robust benefits package that includes:

• Robust Paid Time Off (PTO) program

• Medical plan with enhanced Tier 1 benefits provided within the CMH system.

• Dental plan

• Vision plan

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Basic Life insurance at no cost

• Supplemental Life insurance

• Long-term disability insurance

• 401(k) or 403(b) retirement savings plans

• Tuition IO partnership for student loan repayment assistance and tuition assistance

• Family leave program for Parental Leaves

• Comprehensive Wellness Program

Essential Duties:

• Applies and comprehends basic principles of sterile technique per hospital policy and Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) guidelines.

• Performs work in accordance with all applicable federal, state, local, CMH, and patient health and safety policies, procedures, and guidelines.

• Uses personal protective equipment (PPE) as appropriate per policy and understands fire and electrical safety, infection control, body mechanics, and related areas, as appropriate to position.

• Participates in transfer of patient to OR via established hospital protocol.

• Properly and safely uses cleaning chemicals per manufacturer and CMH standards.

• Empties trash and garbage containers.

• Ability to adhere to and follow/exercise guidelines pertaining to HIPAA laws and the proper handling and maintaining of an environment where protected health information (PHI) is safeguarded.

• Initiates morning food order and ensures refrigerators are clean.

• Replenishes supplies and materials.

• Participates in performance improvement activities.

• As needed, delivers specimens to lab and performs other duties as requested by supervisory personnel.

• Performs environmental care responsibilities daily.

• Test, monitors, and records eyewash stations weekly.

• Completes work assignments in allotted time.

• Notifies supervisor concerning any need for any maintenance repairs or additions observed.

• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.

• Informs RN Charge when leaving the department.

• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.

• Ensures warmers are stocked with blankets and fluids, monitors the warming cabinets throughout the shift.

• Rotates and date tags OR Fluid bottles.

• Coordinates all linen supply and distribution activities to maintain the flow of work in the Perioperative Services Division.

• Accurately restocks linen, environmental cleaning carts, surgical masks/caps/boots/soaps, and cleaning supplies in designated areas, and communicates needs to appropriate personnel.

• Ensures proper consolidating of clean linens onto shelves in locker rooms, lounges, sub-sterile rooms, etc.

• Accurately evaluates levels and recommends adjustments and changes in order to optimize the level of linen service within Perioperative Services.

• Performs routine cleaning/stocking of OR suites, locker rooms, lounges, corridors, etc. in a clean, neat and sanitary manner and restoring area to its standard layout to result in no less than a 90% positive rating upon inspection.

• Performs isolation discharge (total cleans) with 90% or better cleaning rating.

• Follows all infection control practices including hand washing techniques, standard precautions and isolation practices.

• Utilizes equipment and chemicals safely and appropriately as trained, and with the appropriate PPE to avoid injury to oneself and others.

• Mixes disinfectant concentrate to proper, ready-to-use concentration (1:128) while wearing gloves and goggles.

• Uses other ready-use chemicals appropriately in properly labeled containers.

• Reads and understands labels on chemicals regarding proper use, PPE required, and safety measures as demonstrated in performance and noted through supervisor observation and peer input, when appropriate.

• Always observes safety precautions and reports safety hazards as appropriate.

• Customer Service: Interacts with all individuals in a consistent manner, providing attention, support, and assistance to foster an environment of exceptional personal service.

• Maintains a pleasant and helpful demeanor and always presents a professional appearance toward all internal and external customers.

• Consistently initiates interaction to aid individuals who may not be direct customers of the employee (i.e., asks patients who appear to be lost if they need assistance in finding their way).

• Takes appropriate action to recover from a service difficulty, ensuring that the necessary action is taken to affect a resolution to the customer’s problem.

• Conducts all work activities with respect for coworkers, including the maintenance of a pleasant and professional environment, fostering calmness during stressful situations.

• Interacts with supervisory personnel in a professional, supportive and courteous manner, venting emotions appropriate to time and place.

• Demonstrates a commitment to service by consistent attendance and punctuality, scheduling absences according to departmental requirements, and incurring unplanned absences only when unavoidable circumstances exist.

• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

  If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!

  AT CENTRAL MAINE HEALTHCARE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO

Our why, our purpose, drives every decision and action we take as a healthcare system. We strive everyday to deliver exceptional care, and to improve our community. We are a non-profit organization that is breaking the traditional healthcare mold by bringing our patients and their family’s high value, low cost, and award-winning care while focusing on creating an exceptional experience for them; all within their communities. To accomplish this, we only hire individuals who are committed to excellence, who embody the principles of our CMH Experience Service Standards, and who are ready to step in and help their fellow team members achieve those exceptional results for our patients, their families, and the community.

Central Maine Healthcare System

The organization is broad in its footprint, with three (3) hospitals in Bridgton, Lewiston, and Rumford, and over 75 individual practices within our Medical Group. Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center is a certified and award-winning level two trauma center, along with our Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute and the upcoming highly anticipated launch of our comprehensive state of the art cancer treatment center. Both Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals are four (4) star accredited acute care hospitals, and our Medical Group and Maine Urgent Care Centers have won multiple awards within their specialties. As a system we are a six-time winner of the Leapfrog Safety A Rating since 2019, representing some of the highest quality care and outcomes nationwide. Our awards and accolades are only possible as a result of our commitment to culture, and a focus on safety and inclusion, in each of our patient’s experiences and in the experiences we create within our teams.

If you are a person who is looking for a way to give back to your community, to help improve the lives of patients or those who care for our patients, want to be part of a growing organization that is setting the bar for Maine healthcare, apply to join Central Maine Healthcare today!

Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity

CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.