Sterile Processing Technician - Sterile Processing - Full time

Aspen Valley Hospital • Aspen, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Department (SPD) Technician cleans, disinfects, and sterilizes all instruments used for surgical procedures and patient care, performs all daily biological and sterile supply testing and maintains logs for each, functions throughout the facility to organize and direct instrument needs to units, assists clinical operations as needed with endoscopy procedures, stocks and orders supplies for unit as directed, and will be responsible for understanding and being fully involved in completion of competencies based on AVH policies, AORN, AAMI, HSPA, and CER standards that are used as guidelines for SPD practices. The SPD Technician will be an active member of the entire department, with the ability to help in roles outside of surgically specific job duties if needed. The SPD Technician will work collaboratively with others within the department to ensure an efficient, professional, and respectful environment. The SPD Technician will work with other departments as well in regards to patient safety and communication.

Requirements

• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), or ability to obtain within 12 months of hire.
• Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER), or ability to obtain within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of experience and education may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, disinfects, and sterilizes all instruments used for surgical procedures and patient care.
• Performs all daily biological and sterile supply testing and maintains logs for each.
• Functions throughout the facility to organize and direct instrument needs to units.
• Assists clinical operations as needed with endoscopy procedures.
• Stocks and orders supplies for unit as directed.
• Understands and is fully involved in completion of competencies based on AVH policies, AORN, AAMI, HSPA, and CER standards.
• Works collaboratively with others within the department to ensure an efficient, professional, and respectful environment.
• Works with other departments in regards to patient safety and communication.

Benefits

• Continuing education
• Professional development
• Tuition assistance
• Healthcare as low as $46 per month
• Additional 50% off of all AVH services for you AND your family
• All preventative services covered at 100%, zero copay
• Virtual and robust mental health resources available
• Earn up to 22 days PTO within your first year
• Rollover PTO
• Bereavement Leave that covers miscarriages, extended family, and pets
• Robust Paid Medical and Family Leave (Weeks 1-6 are paid at 100% for parental or personal illness/injury)
• Automatic enrollment into the 457b plan at 6%
• AVH matches 50% of your 457b contributions up to a max of 3% of earnings each pay period into our 401a plan
• AVH contributes 7.5% of your annual salary each year to the Cash Balance Pension Plan (in lieu of Social Security)
• Housing assistance
• Employee referral bonuses
• Discounted ski passes
• Transportation discounts and carpool incentives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed