Sterile Processing Tech 1-Weekend Nights-VCCOC-$5000 Sign on Bonus

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is the region's largest comprehensive academic health system, with eight hospitals and over 180 clinics. We are committed to moving medicine forward through patient care, education, and research. This role provides a continuous flow of sterile/reusable supplies, equipment, and surgical instrumentation. The Sterile Processing Tech 1 is responsible for the collection, disinfection, inspection, assembly, preparation, sterilization, and monitoring of these items. This position requires knowledge and implementation of regulatory guidelines and designated policies and procedures, with occasional guidance. The shift for this role is Sunday-Thursday, 9pm-7:30am. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region. Allied health professionals are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Less than 1 year of relevant work experience
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate environmental sterility and safety in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations. Able to use the equipment to accomplish basic tasks associated with the specific devices.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate inventory control in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Follows a well established process to solve routine problems where solutions are clearly prescribed.
Has basic job knowledge of systems and procedures that are common to own job.
Individually contributes to the team.
Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Nice To Haves

Prior Sterile Processing experience
Currently enrolled in, or have completed, a Sterile Processing program that includes clinical rotations/clinical experience
Prior hands-on experience in instrument processing, decontamination, and sterilization

Responsibilities

Maintains work environment in a safe, clean, orderly manner.
Receives, cleans and decontaminates supplies and equipment with departmental policies.
Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools.
Receives and inventories departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment.
Prepares instrumentation and equipment according to recommended procedures and techniques in preparation for sterilization.
Operates all departmental equipment safely and effectively.
Scans instrumentation and assembles, according to prescribed procedures and techniques.