Sterile Processing Tech II Evening shift

Christiana Care Health Services•Newark, DE

11d•$21 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

Sterile Processing Tech II (two certifications are REQUIRED) Evening shift 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm Monday - Friday Some weekends and holiday rotation Location: Newark ChristianaCare has been ranked as the No. 5 health system in the nation by Money Magazine in its 2024 hospital rankings. ChristianaCare received an overall grade of A, as well as an A for its dedication to price transparency. Would you like to be part of an organization that continues to strive to be the best? ChristianaCare Benefits Incredible Work/Life benefits include an annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial mentor, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and excellent discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more! We also provide tuition assistance for degreed programs, and for some Nursing programs, we offer to pre-pay. Our medical/dental/vision benefits are available to our caregivers on their first day of employment! And we offer two different mechanisms for planning for your retirement, a 403(b) and a defined contribution plan. ChristianaCare is searching for an experienced Sterile Processing Technician II. The selected candidate will be responsible for cleaning, assembling, packaging and sterilizing of all instruments and equipment according to the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution, Inc. (CBSPD), the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), and the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) current standards. Incumbents are also accountable for demonstrating awareness of personal and work area safety at all times; using evidence-based practices (EBP) and complying with facility safety policies and procedures in carrying out duties including those for blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases and; keeping knowledge current on aseptic techniques and basic microbiology sufficient to understand the ways diseases and infections are transmitted and the importance of clean and sterile supplies in patient care; attending training in new and improved sterilization practices and developments in the microbiology, bacteriology, and therapeutic practices as they affect the sterile supply operation.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required.
Must have 2-3 years of experience working in sterile processing.
Sterile Processing Technician Certification CBSPD/ CRCST required.
Current National CRCST or HSPA certification and 1 additional certification listed below.

Nice To Haves

Completion CER, CIS, or CHL preferred and ability to demonstrate competency of 25-30 plus instrument trays on the consistent basis.
Preferred thorough knowledge of Endo instrumentation function and maintenance.

Responsibilities

Maintains instruments for service-specific specialties; collaborates with the CSP Supervisor and the Assistant O.R Nurse Managers and OR Service Line Coordinators (e.g. Open Heart, Neuro, Ortho, Thoracic, Vascular, GYN, GU, ENT, Eye, Dental, General, Lap etc.)
Ability to work well within a team environment: by accepting and offering honest and constructive feedback; by supporting team goals and encouraging other team members; and by collaborating with patient care team members to consolidate work, solve problems, create new methods, and/or reduce costs.
Communicates with Instrument Coordinator via the Central Sterile Processing management team for procurement of instrumentation specific to assigned service.
Cleans and decontaminates surgical instruments and other medical equipment following established policy and procedure.
Inspects, assembles, packages and sterilizes medical devices following manufacturer’s recommendations and established procedure.
Assemble, wrap and label basic and especially specialty instruments and sets according to information in the CensiTrac system for tracking purposes.
Receive, unload, sort, inspect, wash and process instruments and equipment for decontamination both manually and by automated means.
Reads, interprets, and records sterilization parameters from sterilizer recording mechanism and completes records of sterilization process, chemical/biological test results, and sterilizer cleaning.
Provides asset management and support of surgical instruments and trays belonging to or consigned to the facility, in accordance with The Department of Health, TJC, OSHA, CDC, AAMI and AORN standards.
Performs biological and chemical monitoring in accordance with quality assurance standards.
Fill Operating Room case cart requisitions for scheduled next day cases, add-on cases and STAT cases with instruments, linen, stainless steel items, soft good supplies, etc.
Assist with orientation and training of Sterile Processing Tech I and Sterile Processing Interns.
Directs department activities in the absence of Tech III or Supervisor.
Maintain assigned work area in a clean and organized manner following written departmental housekeeping policy

Benefits

Incredible Work/Life benefits include an annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial mentor, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and excellent discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!
We also provide tuition assistance for degreed programs, and for some Nursing programs, we offer to pre-pay.
Our medical/dental/vision benefits are available to our caregivers on their first day of employment!
And we offer two different mechanisms for planning for your retirement, a 403(b) and a defined contribution plan.
ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program.
To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/

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