Sterile Processing Technician-Mount Carmel New Albany

Trinity Health • New Albany, OH

6d • Onsite

About The Position

In accordance with the Mission and Guiding Behaviors, the Instrument Technician Non-Certified is responsible for the reprocessing of reusable general hospital and surgical equipment and supplies to include advanced surgical instruments and laparoscopic instruments, Orthopedic specialty, and case carts. The role involves exhibiting Service Excellence Behavior Standards, meeting population specific competencies, and promoting a Culture of Safety. It emphasizes Relationship-based Care, creating a caring and healing environment centered on the patient and family. For patient care providers, it includes providing nursing care, ensuring patient safety, promoting evidence-based practice, and exhibiting professionalism. Key functions include performing decontamination, assembly, sterilization, sterile storage, inventory control, and case cart preparation processes.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent
• Effective Communication Skills
• Effective mathematical skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and willingness to participate in a team environment.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology.

Nice To Haves

• Experience: Preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

• Performs decontamination process procedures.
• Performs assembly process and procedures.
• Performs sterilization process and procedures.
• Performs sterile storage and inventory control process procedures.
• Performs case cart preparation process utilizing appropriate pick sheets/preference cards.
• Performs duties independently in multiple specialties.
• Works proficiently without direct supervision.
• Informs immediate supervisor or in-charge tech of inventory shortages and missing instrumentation.
• Maintains a safe work environment.
• Prioritizes workload.
• Identifies various surgical instrumentation accurately.
• Responsible for using proper packaging and processing techniques.
• Communicates back-order information and facilities appropriate substitutions.
• Responsible for Proper Quality Assurance Documentation.
• Participates in and fosters a performance improvement approach that includes both intra-departmental and interdepartmental activities.
• Responsible for compliance with Organizational Integrity through raising questions and promptly reporting actual or potential wrongdoing.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• Retirement savings account with employer match
• Generous paid time off programs
• Employee recognition programs
• Tuition/professional development reimbursement
• RN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing
• Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply)
• Employee Referral Rewards program
• DailyPay
• Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED