Position Purpose:   

In accordance with the Mission and Guiding Behaviors; the Student Support Assistant provides a safe and supportive environment for hospital patients. Assists with patient activities assigned by the healthcare worker managing the case. Assists with various patient care duties, maintains a clean environment, and assists other colleagues as  

needed. 

What will you do:  

• Exhibits each of the Mount Carmel Service Excellence Behavior Standards holding self and others accountable and role modeling excellence for all to see. For example: demonstrates friendliness and courtesy, effective communication creates a professional environment and provides first class service. 

• Meets population specific and all other competencies according to department requirements. 

•  Promotes a Culture of Safety by adhering to policy, procedures and plans that are in place to prevent workplace injury, violence or adverse outcome to associates and patients 

•  Relationship-based Care: Creates a caring and healing environment that keeps the patient and family at the center of care throughout their experience at Mount Carmel following the principles of our interdisciplinary care delivery system. 

• (For patient care providers) Provides care, ensures an environment of patient safety, promotes evidence-based practice and quality initiatives. 

• Follows hospital and department procedures. 

• Uses universal precautions. 

• Uses designated isolation precautions as appropriate. 

• Assists with intraoperative positioning as assigned.  

• Main patient’s proper body alignment. 

• Uses assistive devices for immobilization and to support extremities. 

• Assists with draping the patient, ensuring protection of eyes and minimizing pressure to bony prominences. 

• Verifies integrity of sterile packaging and sterilization indicators. 

• Open sterile supplies and instruments using aseptic technique. 

• Assists with room turnover. 

• Transports patients to the appropriate department. 

• Places specimens in appropriate container for transport. 

• Safely transports specimen to Lab/Pathology and logs appropriately. 

• Obtains and cleans equipment as requested; returns equipment to its proper location and helps to move equipment needed into the OR. 

• Keeps equipment tidy and in order when not in use, and the hallways clear and neat. 

• Maintains direct communication with each operating room and provides supplies needed, as directed by the circulating nurse. 

• Performs decontamination process and procedures. 

• Performs assembly process and procedures. 

• Performs sterilization process and procedures. 

• Performs case cart preparation process utilizing designated pick lists.  

Other Job Responsibilities: 

• Attends required in-services, workshops and staff meetings. 

• Responsible for compliance with Organizational Integrity through raising questions and promptly reporting actual or potential wrongdoing 

• All other duties as assigned 

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Education: Currently enrolled in the Tolles 2x2 Cohort Internship Program 

• Licensure / Certification: N/A 

• Experience: No experience required 

• Effective Communication Skills 

• Ability to follow verbal and/or written instructions 

• Ability to complete assignments under direct periodic supervision 

• Ability to communicate with patients, visitors, and all colleagues clearly and respectfully 

• Ability to work in a team environment 

• Ability to work a variety of shifts/variable schedules 

• Ability to work with a diverse population 

• Ability to operate patient beds and various mobility equipment 

• Ability to operate communication equipment 

Position Highlights and Benefits:  

• Mount Carmel Health System recognized by Forbes in 2025 as one of America’s Best State Employers.  

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.  

• Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.   

• Generous paid time off programs.  

• Employee recognition programs.  

• Tuition/professional development reimbursement starting on day one.  

• RN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing.  

• Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply).   

• Employee Referral Rewards program.  

• Mount Carmel offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible colleague, you’ll be able to see how much you’ve made every day and transfer your money any time before payday. You deserve to get paid every day!  

• Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.  

Ministry/Facility Information:  

Mount Carmel, a member of Trinity Health, has been a transforming healing presence in Central Ohio for over 135 years. Mount Carmel serves over 1.3 million patients each year at our five hospitals, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty care physician offices, community outreach sites and homes across the region. Mount Carmel College of Nursing offers one of Ohio's largest undergraduate, graduate, and doctor of nursing programs. If you’re seeking a rewarding career where your purpose, passion, and desire to make a difference come alive, we invite you to consider joining our team. Here, care is provided by all of us For All of You!  

Legal Info (auto-populated in posting):  

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.