Processing Technician PRN

Trinity Health•Waterloo, IA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Position Purpose: Furnishes sterile and non-sterile supplies, equipment and services for the care and treatment of patients. Adheres to MercyOne's performance expectations and performs all defined services and other related duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of MercyOne. MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides expert health care to eight counties. MercyOne Northeast Iowa provides excellent, personalized care close to home to the communities in the Cedar Valley. With 491 licensed beds between the three medical centers, each providing 24-hour emergency lifesaving care, MercyOne is there for you in critical moments: MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center, an Area Level III Trauma Center and an accredited chest pain center MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center, Community Level IV Trauma Designation. With more than 2,500 colleagues, MercyOne is one of the largest employers in Northeast Iowa. MercyOne Medical Group – Northeast Iowa is made up of more than 30 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Benton, Butler, Fayette and Tama counties. Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.

Requirements

Requires the ability to read, write and understand the English language, and communicate effectively with patients, visitors, staff, and physicians while performing their job duties.
Ability to work with diverse groups of people.
Ability to make decisions without supervision and work collaboratively with others as a team.
Ability to perform under stressful situations and prioritize according to the urgent needs of the department.
Knowledge of medical terminology, surgical instruments and sterilization principles.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 6 months experience working with surgical instruments and assisting in patient care preferred.

Responsibilities

Decontaminates dirty equipment and supplies.
Prepares non-sterile portable equipment and supplies for use.
Instrument assembly: Inspects and assembles instruments in accordance with Pick card
Distributes and stores sterile supplies.
Sterilization of equipment: Loads and unloads sterilization cart and stores items in proper location.
Adheres to all safety, infection control and colleague health policies and procedures.