Sterile Processing Technician IV
About The Position
HonorHealth is a large nonprofit healthcare system in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, serving a population of five million people. The organization is committed to creating a meaningful, multi-dimensional care experience for patients and offers opportunities for team members to make an impact through programs like the Ambassador Movement and robust training and development. HonorHealth provides a diverse benefits portfolio for both full-time and part-time team members. The comprehensive network includes six acute-care hospitals, an extensive medical group with primary, specialty, and urgent care services, a cancer care network, outpatient surgery centers, clinical research, medical education, a foundation, an accountable care organization, and community services. With nearly 17,000 team members, 3,700 affiliated providers, and close to 2,000 volunteers, HonorHealth aims to exceed traditional healthcare expectations to improve community health and well-being.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- >10 months Any CSPD experience
Nice To Haves
- Surgical technical training or Sterile Process training.
- Completion of a sterile processing training program or certification as either CRCST or CSPDT.
- 1 year certified tech
- Completion of accredited training program
Responsibilities
- Responsible for instrument/instrument trays/equipment decontamination, preparation and sterilization, tray and case cart assembly, documentation of all sterilization processes, and delivery of a wide variety of surgical instrumentation and patient care equipment to the Perioperative team.
- CSPD personnel ensure the highest quality standards are met in accordance with departmental procedures and established industry standards.
- Assumes responsibility and accountability for incorporating the vision, values, mission and critical goals of the organization into their job performance.
- May serve as preceptor to staff.
- Utilizes chemical agents and automated decontamination machinery to clean and decontaminate instrumentation and medical equipment.
- Assembles, preps and packs instrumentation.
- Inspects instruments for cleanliness, proper function, breakage, and intact ID tape.
- Assembles trays using instrument tray lists.
- Locates and replaces missing instruments; identifies and labels missing instruments.
- Contains, wraps or pouches instruments and sets.
- Chooses appropriate wrapping materials for size, weight, and sterilization method.
- Sterilizes instruments following prescribed procedures and guidelines.
- Challenges the sterilization process using internal, external, and biological monitoring systems.
- Monitors, reads, documents, and interprets parameters for all types of sterilization processes to ensure proper function and validation of process.
- Maintains appropriate load configurations; maintains flow of instruments through the sterilization process.
- Prioritizes instrumentation needs using instrument needs list.
- Picks case carts according to resource map requisitions, documents case cart deficiencies on daily case cart needs list.
- Fills case cart needs list prior to case cart utilization.
- Orders sterile supplies from logistics as needed to maintain inventory.
- Picks cases, stocks the sterile storage area, and returns sterile supplies to inventory.
- Collaborates with perioperative sterile core personnel to determine priorities and maintain flow within sterile storage area.
Benefits
- diverse benefits portfolio
- robust training and development programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
