Sterile Processing Tech I

CHI St Vincent Hot Springs•Hot Springs, AR

19h•Onsite

About The Position

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. They have served Arkansas since 1888 and are recognized for care advancements, employing over 4,500 coworkers, 1,000 medical staff, and 500 volunteers. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs, with over 280 licensed beds, is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization that achieved Magnet status on October 14, 2020, signifying high standards of quality and patient care. CommonSpirit Health, formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019, is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for the vulnerable, and innovating healing. As a Sterile Processing Professional, you will be a critical guardian of patient safety, ensuring surgical teams receive correct, fully functional, and sterile instrumentation. This role involves expertly performing decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, and dispatch with efficiency, expertise, and accuracy. Success in this position requires exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a rigorous commitment to infection control to ensure optimal surgical outcomes.

Requirements

High School GED
Exceptional attention to detail
Strong organizational skills
Rigorous commitment to infection control
Professional demeanor
Knowledgeable of the basic use of surgical instruments
Knowledge in identifying surgical instrumentation

Responsibilities

Perform decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, and dispatch of surgical instrumentation.
Ensure surgical teams receive correct, fully functional, and sterile instrumentation.
Continuously expand knowledge of standards and procedures for surgical instrumentation.
Demonstrate and facilitate effective departmental and inter-departmental communications.
Consistently respond to departmental and inter-departmental needs in a prompt, accurate, clear, and precise manner.
Consistently inform appropriate individuals about problems involving equipment, supplies, instruments, implants, etc.
Consistently maintain continuity of communications.
Use care in handling instruments, identify heat sensitive items, and separate delicate items to prevent damage.
Consistently keep washers loaded and operating.
Knowledgeable of the basic use of surgical instruments.
Keep accurate records of all instruments received and cleaned.
Follow cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization procedures per manufacturer’s instructions.
Consistently inspect the integrity of implant packaging to ensure sterility.
Assemble implant sets, emergency carts, and trays with minimal assistance.
Consistently process, check, and label implants in a timely, accurate, and legible manner with minimal assistance.
Replace all items needed to complete implant sets and specialty carts with minimal assistance.
Record requests for implants on the record form.
Consistently maintain a clean and orderly work area.
Consistently inspect instruments for sharpness, deterioration, alignment, and cleanliness.
Inspect all serration and cannulations according to policy.
Check the condition of instrument containers prior to use.
Ensure that appropriate sterilization indicators and filters are placed in the instrument pan(s) prior to sterilization.
Consistently ensure that instrument sets are complete prior to sterilization; record all missing tag items that are not replaced in instrument sets.
Consistently keep conveyor unloaded and cleared of trays.
Correctly process workload (case cart, power equipment, decontaminating equipment, scopes, etc.) and determine processing/cleaning priorities.
Follow cleaning procedure per manufacturer’s instructions.
Display knowledge in identifying surgical instrumentation.