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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Central Sterile Technician-ACC 38th Street-Evening Shift (37.5 hours).
In this role, the successful candidate Responsible for all instruments exchange carts, par level carts, instrument sets, single peel packs, and emergency supplies meet established quotas both qualitatively and quantitatively. Delivers them to the surgical suites in a timely manner. Decontaminates, disinfects, test, adjust and assembles mobile patient equipment and assists in decontaminating designated surgical instrumentation. Inventories, orders and stocks medical disposable goods in storage areas and is responsible for the materials handling within the sterile processing area. Answers telephones, handles face to face interactions with internal and external customers and actively participate in continuous quality improvement process.
Job Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates knowledge of decontamination, disinfection and cleaning methods.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Performs and documents quality assurance processes, and random sampling of products according to protocol.
- Incorporates infection control guidelines during the transferring, storing and transporting of sterile packages.
- Effectively enters, modifies and searches information in the instrument tracking system.
- Demonstrates knowledge of sterilization processes, documentation and delivery of sterile packages.
- Demonstrates knowledge of major surgical instruments preparation and assembly, inspection and packaging.
Additional Position Specific Responsibilities:
Ability to lift and push instrument 25lbs.
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a High School Diploma or equivalent. Certification from the Certification for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) Certified Or Registered Central Service Technician (HSPA) : (1) Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), (2) Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER), or (3) Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER). *Provisional certification is acceptable. 400 hours of on-hands training will need to be achieved prior to expiration of the provisional certification..
Required Licenses: Sterile Proc & Dist-Cert CBSPD, Central Sterile tech (HSPA)
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of specific health care products, patient care equipment, surgical instruments, medical terminology and basic use is required. Completion of formal central service technician or surgical technologist education program. Basic computer skills.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
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