Lead Technician, Sterile Processing

Overview

WHAT IT'S LIKE AT SGMC HEALTH

Description

Purpose. No matter your role or area that you work in, at SGMC Health we are collectively working towards goals that will make our community a better place.

Excellence. We strive to do the right thing the right way, are accountable in all we do, require competence of our people, and are compassionate in our service.

Team Spirit. We encourage team effort, support personal and professional development, acknowledge individual talents and skills, and support innovation and empowerment.

Award Winning Performance. We are committed to providing the best care possible and we are proud to be recognized locally, statewide, and nationally for the exceptional care that our staff provides.

SGMC has great benefit options, depending on the role that you are going into– including healthcare, supplementary benefits, ways to save for the future, opportunities for career advancement, and opportunities to expand your skill set. Some of these great benefit options are listed below:

• Low Healthcare Insurance Premiums
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee discounts
• Company paid life insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Cancer Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• On-the-job training and skills development
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Employee Assistance Program

JOB LOCATION : Main Campus

DEPARTMENT: STERILE PROCESSING

SCHEDULE: Full Time, 8HR Night Shift,

The Processing Technician will be responsible for assisting in meeting age-specific (neonate, infant, child, adolescent, adult, geriatric) patient’s needs in the support role of instrument and equipment handling during the immediate and postoperative course (in the OR areas) and central sterilization of instrumentation & processed goods as needed throughout house wide areas of responsibility. Performs decontamination processing and sterilization procedures in accordance with Infection Control policy/procedures.

Assembles, maintains and ensure functionality of surgical instruments prepares case carts for surgical procedures and prepares and assembles procedure carts and specialty trays for various department within the hospital. Maintains established departmental/hospital policies, procedure, objectives, Performance Improvement and patient Safety, and Infection Control. Works as a member of a unit based, multi-disciplinary patient care team. Accountability will be monitored through direct observation, financial goal achievement, performance improvement activities, and patient outcomes.

Responsible for the decontamination and reprocessing of instrumentation; operation of sterilization and information systems critical to the efficient delivery of equipment, instrumentation and supplies to the Operating Rooms (Inpatient OR) and instruments (L&D OR), and supervision of SPD tech in absence of the Manager. Responsible for Procedure trays used in patient care areas/units, off-site clinics and prompt care, emergency department, radiology and clinics and other areas of service.

House wide responsibility for Crash Cart re-supplies and Decontamination of instruments used house wide. Aids in the organizing, directing and controlling of the activities of the Sterile Processing Department in conjunction with the Sterile Processing Department Manager. Provides direction and consistent supervision of sterile processing technicians. Assists Sterile Processing Department Manager to orient, train employees as necessary. Responsible to practice in a professional manner the necessary leadership in representing, promulgating and enforcing the standards of quality assurance, infection control, JCAHO and other regulatory agencies.

• High School Graduate or GED preferred plus 3 years of Central Sterile Processing (hands-on) experience required or in related area or completion of Surgical Technology program with no previous experience.
• Central Sterile Processing Technician (CSPT) certification or completion of Surgical Technology program preferred.
• Demonstrated current knowledge of health care trends of the ages of patient…