Sterile Processing Tech Lead

Chandler Regional Medical Center•Chandler, AZ

1d•$23 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

Where You’ll Work Hello Humankindness Imagine working in an environment where your experience and dedication truly makes a difference, guided by Dignity Health's profound values: Dignity, Justice, Stewardship, Collaboration, and Quality. Here, patient-first care isn't just a motto – it's our daily practice. As a leading 443-bed acute care hospital, we champion interdisciplinary teamwork and the highest standards of safety, because our patients, and you, deserve nothing less. For over 50 years, Chandler Regional Medical Center (CRMC) has been a trusted partner to the vibrant East Valley community. This means you'll be joining a stable, growing organization with a rich history of service and innovation. We're passionate about your professional growth, offering extensive training, comprehensive resources, and abundant career advancement opportunities to help you reach your full potential. If you're a dedicated, compassionate professional eager for a dynamic, patient-centered career with one of Arizona's 'Most Admired Companies,' and you thrive in a truly supportive environment, we invite you to discover how your passion can transform lives at CRMC. Explore our opportunities and become a part of a team that celebrates you. Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Sterile Processing Tech Lead at Chandler Regional Medical Center, you will play a critical role by ensuring the highest standards of sterile processing for surgical instruments and medical devices. You will oversee decontamination, assembly, preparation, and packaging for all sterilization and high-level disinfection methods. This leadership position involves maintaining stringent quality control records, managing biological monitoring systems, and acting as a relief lead in the Supervisor's absence, providing direction to team members and working as a vital liaison between CSSD, ORs, and nursing units, ensuring all instrumentation and implant needs are met. Every day you will meticulously decontaminate, assemble, and prepare surgical instruments, power equipment, and other medical devices according to manufacturer recommendations and infection control policies. You will coordinate the sterilizing schedule to meet the demanding instrumentation needs of all ORs and clinics, ensuring timely delivery. Your daily tasks will also include troubleshooting minor sterilizer issues, analyzing mechanical printouts to verify sterilization parameters, utilizing an instrument tracking system, and managing implant inventory, including ordering and restocking, all while adhering to the highest standards of sterile processing regulations. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate exceptional ability to follow instructions, analyze data, coordinate tasks, and manage workload efficiently. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential, along with a deep understanding of sterilizing policies and regulations. Your ethical approach, professionalism, and ability to troubleshoot and prioritize in a fast-paced environment will be key to success in this essential Sterile Processing leadership role. Develops and implements new instrument sets Gives direction to staff on prioritizing workload Orders and Restocks implant trays Communicates with vendors to resolve issues relating to loaner and consigned implant trays Adds, deletes, and revises information in instrument tracking system and communicates changes to staff Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000. Join our team at Dignity Health to take advantage of this amazing opportunity!

Requirements

Three (3) years surgical instrument experience
High School Diploma or GED
CRCST or CSPDT, within 6 months
Exceptional ability to follow instructions
Ability to analyze data
Ability to coordinate tasks
Ability to manage workload efficiently
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Deep understanding of sterilizing policies and regulations
Ethical approach
Professionalism
Ability to troubleshoot and prioritize in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Completion of a surgical instrument technician program

Responsibilities

Oversee decontamination, assembly, preparation, and packaging for all sterilization and high-level disinfection methods.
Maintain stringent quality control records.
Manage biological monitoring systems.
Act as a relief lead in the Supervisor's absence, providing direction to team members.
Serve as a vital liaison between CSSD, ORs, and nursing units, ensuring all instrumentation and implant needs are met.
Meticulously decontaminate, assemble, and prepare surgical instruments, power equipment, and other medical devices according to manufacturer recommendations and infection control policies.
Coordinate the sterilizing schedule to meet the demanding instrumentation needs of all ORs and clinics, ensuring timely delivery.
Troubleshoot minor sterilizer issues.
Analyze mechanical printouts to verify sterilization parameters.
Utilize an instrument tracking system.
Manage implant inventory, including ordering and restocking.
Adhere to the highest standards of sterile processing regulations.
Develops and implements new instrument sets.
Gives direction to staff on prioritizing workload.
Orders and Restocks implant trays.
Communicates with vendors to resolve issues relating to loaner and consigned implant trays.
Adds, deletes, and revises information in instrument tracking system and communicates changes to staff.