Instrument Special Request Coordinator

St. Charles Health System•Bend, OR

7d•$26 - $39•Hybrid

About The Position

The Instrument Special Request Coordinator at St. Charles Health System is responsible for receiving, cleaning, decontaminating, assembling, and sterilizing special request instrumentation. This caregiver will also be responsible for distributing the special request instrumentation. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers. Central Processing is responsible for cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments for all Operating Room procedures.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
IAHCSMM or CBSPD Sterile Processing Certification required.
One year of sterile processing experience.
Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.
Successful completion of Physical Capacity Evaluation (PCE) prior to employment.

Nice To Haves

Two to four years of Sterile Processing experience.
Experience with understanding IFU, sterilization, and handling of complex surgical instruments.
Exceptional communication skills.
Ability to understand and interpret complex medical terminology and the surgical schedule.

Responsibilities

Decontamination Sterilization processing
Instrument assembly
Case cart and procedure preparation
Inventory management
Equipment operation and inspection
Manage special request instrument throughput
Prepare special requests for next day procedures
Report out special request needs
Work with OR Specialty Coordinators on procedure special requests
Work with Vendor reps on procedure special requests
Enforce St. Charles Health System Vendor policy
Manage facility to facility instrument loaners
When necessary, manage disposable special requests
Monitor instrument trials
Work with Instrument Coordinator to replace lost/ broken instruments
When necessary, cover for Instrument Coordinator
Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.
Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.