Sterile Processing Technician:Main Hospital (40Hr/wk

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Summary

Full time 40 hours per week. Rotating Holidays. Sunday-Thursday or Monday-Friday. Rotating weekends. On call required. Certification required within 18 months of hire

Job Description

Job Title: Sterile Processing Technician;Main Hospital(40Hr/wk/Nights)

This position is located in Lancaster, PA

Full-time, 1.0, 80 hours per two weeks working nights either Sunday through Thursday or Monday through Friday with rotational weekends, on call rotation . Certification required within 18 months

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Sterile Processing Technician will perform those duties necessary for the proper decontamination, cleaning, inspection, quality assurance monitoring, assembly, packaging, sterilization, storage, distribution and documentation of surgical instrumentation and equipment according to the established procedures of AAMI/ANSI, IAHCSMM CDC, OSHA, AORN, and AST. The Sterile Processing Technician performs these duties for Perioperative Services and various departments and entities throughout the Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

Cleans, decontaminates, assembles and sterilizes all instrumentation and equipment, in accordance with departmental policy and procedure, Infection Control standards and other regulations. Responsible for operating all sterilization and decontamination equipment, in accordance with departmental policies and procedures safely and efficiently. Inspects, assembles and sterilizes all surgical instrumentation and instrumentation from other entities in accordance with departmental policy and procedure.
Responsible for monitoring and reporting all biological indicators and other quality assurance verifications for patient safety.
Restocks accurately case carts with supplies, instrumentation and equipment as indicated by pick list generated from daily surgical schedule. Restocks accurately with unexpired products, instrumentation, and equipment for Perioperative Services supply carts, specialty carts and emergency carts.
Stages and delivers case carts, stocking carts, and equipment to correct Perioperative locations.
Inventories and maintains adequate levels of all instrumentation, equipment, and sterile supplies utilized. Reports and records missing and/or damaged instrumentation/equipment, in accordance with set policy and procedure. Reports and records any malfunctioning Sterile Processing Department (SPD) decontamination/sterilization equipment.
Serves as initial contact for all departmental inquiries from customers. Answers, records and responds to all requests via phone and/or in person in a courteous and professional manner.
Maintains work areas in a clean, neat and orderly fashion on a daily basis. Cleans work area prior to end of shift in preparation for the oncoming shift.
Participates in the cross training for new surgical instrumentation and equipment.
Supports current or other SPD sites as requested by department supervisor or manager.
Promotes effective and collaborative working relationships with members of the Perioperative team and other customers.
Actively participates in department Lean/Performance Improvement/Quality initiatives and programs.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

Repairs / loaner / missing equipment / instrument identification. Takes responsibility, along with shift leader or coordinator, for ensuring that loaner sets are available and sterile as required.
Reports instrument/equipment malfunction to SPD shift leader. Reports discrepancies, problems and concerns to management using proper chain of command.
Demonstrates all computer applications accurately.
Consistently follows Instrument Tracking system procedures for set/tray assembly.
Consistently follows Operating Room (OR) Preference card system procedures for preference/pick ticket lists.
Attends regularly scheduled in-services and continuing education offerings.
Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.
Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

High School diploma or GED equivalent required.
Basic computer skills.
If hired after 12/28/2020, within 18 months of hire must hold a certification from one of the following accredited bodies: Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certified Board Sterile Processing & Distribution Tech (CSPDT).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Previous background in healthcare services (Procedural or Surgical Services experience).
Surgical Technologist (ST) and/or Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) preferred.
One (1) year Surgical instrument processing / reprocessing and medical inventory experience.
One (1) year of Sterile Processing experience.
One (1) year Patient Care equipment experience.

This position requires a Professional Certifiction#LI-MD