Sterile Processing Technician Lead Certified
About The Position
Join a critical leadership role within Sterile Processing, where your expertise and ability to guide a team directly support safe, high-quality patient care. This fully onsite opportunity offers a consistent evening schedule, working Monday through Friday with shift options of 3:00pm–11:30pm or 4:00pm–12:30am. Under general supervision and following established procedures, decontaminates, disinfects, cleans and checks instruments, prepares and sterilizes reusable items, prepares instrument trays for the Operating Room and all departments as needed. Stays current with sterilization techniques, monitors biological tests for all methods of sterilization according to established procedures.
Requirements
- High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
- One year sterile processing experience
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent reaching and gripping.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
- Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry.
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) Or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) - The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD)
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates the philosophy of the organization and tenets of integrated health care while providing leadership and demonstrating innovation within the health care ministry.
- Promotes the achievement of desired safety and clinical outcomes by providing sterile processing leadership team with ongoing feedback regarding performance for new and current employees.
- Creates an environment that encourages provider satisfaction by ensuring daily workflow processes are followed resulting in sterile and accurate tray/case completion within expected turnaround times.
- Promotes employee engagement by coordinating orientation of new employees and assisting with planning for continuing education of sterile processing department staff.
- Assists in the development and revision of department procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- One week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
- Instant access to earned, unpaid base pay before payday through DailyPay (fees may apply).
- Upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
