Posting # 57099 - [ UNIFOR ]

Attendant, Operating Room - 1 position

Operating Room

St. Joseph's Hospital - London, ON

Part Time

Salary Range: $28.37 - $28.70 /hour The Operating Room is a highly technical, rapid paced department. The attendants function as an integral member of the team which includes nurses, surgeons, anesthetists, medical students, respiratory therapists, and nursing unit secretaries.

The duties of the Operating Room Attendant include:

- Portering patients
- Assisting with transfer of conscious and unconscious patients
- Assisting with positioning of patients for surgery
- Assisting with room turnover between cases including; Washing furniture, OR bed, and monitoring equipment; handling linen; transporting soiled case carts to Central Processing, and dismantling in the decontamination area
- Moving heavy, fragile equipment such as lasers and microscopes
- Stocking service carts
- Distributing linen, surgical masks, and scrub solutions

It is understood that the hours of work reflect the current scheduling arrangements and are subject to change as determined by the Employer. The current schedule includes days, evenings and weekends.

Essential Qualifications

- Secondary (High) School Diploma
- Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills in English




- Demonstrated organizational ability and self-direction
- Excellent interpersonal, observation and assertiveness skills
- Health and physical condition consistent in heavy lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, walking

Preferred Qualifications

- Proficiency in French would be an asset
- Experience as an Operating Room Attendant
- Previous experience in a health care environment
- Working knowledge of computer systems
- Knowledge of hospital equipment

Teaching and Research

- St Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St Joseph's you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties

Immunization Requirements

- Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza.
- Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing.

Posting date: September 14, 2026 Submission deadline: September 20, 2026

Stacy Kearns, Human Resources

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📌 Attendant, Operating Room (London)
🏢 St. Joseph's Health Care London
📍 London