STERILE PROCESSING TECH CERT | UM HEALTH-SPARROW EATON

Sparrow • Charlotte, MI

1d

About The Position

Positions Location: Charlotte, MI
Job Description
General Purpose of Job:
Coordinates responsibility for cleaning, processing, sterilizing, and preparing surgical instrumentation and patient supply items.
Essential Duties:
This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Caregivers may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.
Assumes responsibility for cleaning, processing, sterilizing, and preparing surgical instrumentation and patient supply items for multiple areas within the organization.
Completes required documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with Hospital policies.
Assists with cleaning of perioperative rooms; cleans/sterilizes equipment.
Maintains an adequate inventory of surgical instrumentation and patient supply items; prepares related inventory records.
Participates in new staff orientation.
Orders supplies as needed.
Coordinates instruments and equipment needs for multiple ORs and sterile processing.
Assists OR staff with room turnovers and coordinating instruments turnovers. In addition, acts a liaison between OR and SPD to focus on processing improvements that impact OR efficiencies, and increase capacity for surgical cases and surgeon satisfaction.
Maintain knowledge of, and complies with all relevant laws, regulations, and policies.
Actively participates in creating & implementing improvements to achieve clinical satisfaction.
Performs biological & chemical testing as appropriate for high level disinfection and sterilization systems.
Completes legal sterilization and high-level disinfection records, other records, checklists and forms.
Plans and coordinates owned and vendor borrowed instruments for surgical procedures.
Demonstrates behavior consistent with the standards and scope of practice, ethics, and characteristics of a licensed professional.
Risk Analysis: utilizing policies, procedures and practices to minimize or eliminates unacceptable risk.

Requirements

• Minimum of two years’ experience as CSST.
• Completion of a high school diploma or GED.
• Completion of an accredited central sterile supply technician training program.
• Must be certified as a Sterile Processing Tech
• Knowledge of instrumentation/supply sterilization processing procedures and assembly of instrumentation sets
• Knowledge of accrediting and regulatory standards and hospital policies related to assigned responsibilities including HIPAA and TJC mandates
• Written and computer skills necessary to prepare required documentation
• Interpersonal skills necessary to request and provide information to all levels of staff
• Mental ability to prepare surgical instrumentation and patient supply items in a timely, accurate manner
• Physical ability to stand/sit for prolonged periods of time, properly utilize the sterilization equipment/devices, and assemble instrumentation sets
• Demonstrates ability to use a keyboard as may be required to perform the essential duties of the job.

Responsibilities

• Assumes responsibility for cleaning, processing, sterilizing, and preparing surgical instrumentation and patient supply items for multiple areas within the organization.
• Completes required documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with Hospital policies.
• Assists with cleaning of perioperative rooms; cleans/sterilizes equipment.
• Maintains an adequate inventory of surgical instrumentation and patient supply items; prepares related inventory records.
• Participates in new staff orientation.
• Orders supplies as needed.
• Coordinates instruments and equipment needs for multiple ORs and sterile processing.
• Assists OR staff with room turnovers and coordinating instruments turnovers.
• Acts a liaison between OR and SPD to focus on processing improvements that impact OR efficiencies, and increase capacity for surgical cases and surgeon satisfaction.
• Maintain knowledge of, and complies with all relevant laws, regulations, and policies.
• Actively participates in creating & implementing improvements to achieve clinical satisfaction.
• Performs biological & chemical testing as appropriate for high level disinfection and sterilization systems.
• Completes legal sterilization and high-level disinfection records, other records, checklists and forms.
• Plans and coordinates owned and vendor borrowed instruments for surgical procedures.
• Demonstrates behavior consistent with the standards and scope of practice, ethics, and characteristics of a licensed professional.
• Risk Analysis: utilizing policies, procedures and practices to minimize or eliminates unacceptable risk.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED