Sterile Processing Technician ; shift

Job Summary

Responsibilities are focused on the technical aspects of reprocessing equipment i.e., ventilators and other patient care equipment. The Central Sterile Technician I performs a variety of duties related to Sterile processing operations.

Apply By Date: 01/22/2025 at 11:59PM. Interviews may occur at any time.

Minimum Qualifications - For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to upload license and/or certification if required of the position

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience/training.
• One (1) year experience handling hospital equipment; or a Base Certification of either CRCST from Healthcare Sterile Processing (HSPA) or CSPDT from The Certification Board of Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) and relevant experience
• Six (6) months experience working in a patient care environment
• Experience working with cleaning and disinfection products
• High attention to detail, quality, and thoroughness to complete work in timely and accurate manner.
• Independent critical thinking skills and initiative to recognize, identify and solve problems understanding potential impact to others, patients, and internal and external customers.
• Experience using Sterile Processing programs and computers including instrument tracking program, email, spreadsheets, and word processing software.
• Ability to apply policy and procedure when making decisions.
• Ability to identify, analyze and report problems accurately and timely.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment to recognize situations that need to be escalated and notify supervisor or other management of unusual or unexpected situations.
• Ability to assist in planning and organizing workflow well; meet established turn-around-times, and deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize work to meet established turnaround times and administrative deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to develop creative solutions to problems and tackle issues in a self-motivated manner in line with the direction of the project team and the organization.
• Ability to maintain a satisfactory level of performance at all times.
• Self motivation and ability to work independently to complete work or projects as instructed in a timely, qualitative and productive manner.
• Awareness and sensitivity to the diversity, equity and inclusion of others as part of a positive work culture.
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and acceptance of individual differences to achieve a common goal.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally to the appropriate target audience.
• Ability to work with internal and external customers, co workers and members of the hospital community in a professional, respectful and service oriented manner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Base Certification from either CRCST from Healthcare Sterile Processing (HSPA) or from CSPDT from The Certification Board of Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD)

Key Responsibilities

• 30% - Clinic Decontamination Responsibilities
• 30% - Clinic Assembly Responsibilities
• 15% - Unit Rounds and Durable Goods
• 15% - Crash Carts - Emergency Management
• 10% - Instrument tracking system and Other Duties

Sterile Processing is a department within Perioperative Services that supports operating rooms by cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing surgical instrumentation, flexible scope and case cart assembly. The Sterile Processing unit also supports Patient Care Services, Ambulatory Services and the Primary Care Network: within the health system by cleaning, disinfecting reusable equipment and the cleaning, disinfecting and sterilization of surgical instrumentation used by these services.

Sterile Processing cleans and restocks all emergency crash carts; PAPR supply cart, airway boxes and ICU transport bags. Sterile Processing manages fiscal. material, and human resources to support the planning and coordination of surgical care and other patient care in the hospital and clinics.

• Salary or Pay Range: $30.78 - $38.25
• Salary Frequency:
  Hourly
• Salary Grade: 284
• UC
  
  Job Title:
  
  STERILE PROCESSING TCHN 1
• UC Job Code: 009265
• Number of Positions: 1
• Appointment Type:
  Staff:
  Career
• Percentage of Time: 100%
• Shift (Work Schedule): PM
• Location:
  
  48X (4868
  
  XST)
• Union Representation: EX-Patient Care Technical
• Benefits Eligible:
  Yes
• This position is 100% on-site

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