Lead Registered Sterile Processing Technician

Mosaic Life Care • Saint Joseph, MO

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About The Position

The certified Lead Sterile Processing Technician reports to the OR/SPD Manager and is responsible for the daily operations of the Sterile Processing Department, including decontamination, instrument processing, sterilization, and distribution. The role monitors cost, quality, and service issues and recommends improvements. The technician maintains current sterile processing registration or certification and must be able to perform the duties of a Registered Sterile Processing Technician.

The position supports departmental staffing and payroll, maintains records and reports, serves as a resource for departmental issues, and participates in staff orientation and training. It also supports instrument and equipment maintenance, implant replenishment, case cart oversight, and routine departmental work. Travel between system facilities and off-site locations is required as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• One year of sterile processing experience required.
• Certified Registered Central Services Technician (CRCST) certification required upon hire.
• Maintain current sterile processing registration or certification.
• Able to communicate clearly by voice with coworkers, representatives, and customers.
• Able to calibrate equipment, assemble surgical instrumentation, manipulate small items, and use precise hand-eye coordination, including fine motor skills for micro instrumentation.
• Able to use an SPD microscope, answer telephones, and learn keyboard skills.
• Strong work ethic; team-oriented, supportive, flexible, focused, and able to work under pressure.
• Positive attitude and outgoing personality; able to work independently.
• Able to move carts, instruments, equipment, and supplies; stand for long periods, including four or more hours at a stretch; walk and fill case carts; and push and pull carts and other equipment.
• Able to lift and carry instrument sets and other equipment weighing up to 60 pounds.
• Able to reach overhead, safely remove instrument sets from shelves, reach, climb on a stool, stoop, and kneel.
• Able to take departmental calls with a 20-minute response time.
• Able to manipulate numbers, differentiate and count instruments, interpret departmental data, and comprehend surgical procedures, instrumentation, and sequences of events.
• Able to maintain short- and long-term memory, concentration, and alertness for extended periods; follow instructions and departmental policies and procedures with minimal to no supervision; and move between situations and areas in the department.
• Organizational skills.
• Visual ability to distinguish instruments; tactile ability to distinguish by feel and color; and hearing ability to understand another person wearing a mask.
• Able to work with exposure to blood and body fluids, SPD chemical compounds, ETO, toxic disinfecting chemicals, needles and knives, wet floors, and pathogens from cleaning and disinfecting instruments and equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a Specialty Technician or in Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Perform the job duties of a Registered Sterile Processing Technician.
• Oversee daily Sterile Processing Department operations, including decontamination, instrument processing, sterilization, and distribution.
• Monitor cost, quality, and service issues and recommend improvements.
• Establish caregiver work schedules and changes, departmental call and holiday schedules, and payroll.
• Maintain records of departmental activities, including instrument repairs, quality improvement, and staffing.
• Generate and maintain departmental reports and provide information for the SPD Support Manager Director.
• Serve as a resource for troubleshooting, instrumentation questions, interdepartmental standards clarification, and customer concerns.
• Participate in orientation and training for new hires and transfers.
• Meet with company representatives about instrument replacement and repair.
• Make small equipment purchases to replace instruments with Director approval.
• Replenish implants.
• Monitor and oversee the case cart system, including completeness, cleanliness, and modifications.
• Request and monitor contracted equipment services and initiate routine maintenance work requests according to established guidelines.
• Participate in the daily work routine as needed.
• Travel between system facilities and off-site locations as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED