Sterile Processing Tech PRN
Sterile Processing Tech PRN
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Job Description
Overview
Welcome to Saint Joseph East a 217-bed full-service community hospital located in a convenient setting in Lexington Kentucky. Saint Joseph East also includes the Womens Hospital at Saint Joseph East which is dedicated to supporting the well-being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health a non-prot Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175000 team members and 25000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians advanced practice clinicians nurses and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2200 care centers serving 24 states.
Responsibilities
Demonstrates an understanding of policies procedures and regulatory requirements and builds continued competency in order to work independently in the decontamination sterilization and sterile storage activities of the department. Responsibilities include but are not limited to maintaining an adequate level of instruments necessary for the efficient functioning of customer departments understanding the equipment and chemicals used in reprocessing reusable instruments and equipment and the ability to use knowledge to implement appropriate processes in a safe and timely manner to include handling and decontamination of soiled instrument inspection assembly packaging and sterilization. Required to provide preceptor support to other employees and an educational program at least once annually to other team members.
Essential Functions
- Provide quality customer service.
- Perform duties in a safe manner to prevent injury to self patients visitors or other hospital personnel.
- Contribute to maintaining supplies and sterile items for use throughout the hospital.
- Process Code Carts
- Contribute to the efficient operation of the department.
- Perform cleaning and decontamination duties.
- Perform wrapping and packaging duties.
- Knowledge and identification to assemble instrument sets form all surgical areas and other departments.
- Perform sterilization and monitoring activities.
The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- High School Graduate or High School GED required
Minimum of 2 years experience as a sterile processing technician required.
Licensure and Certifications
Certified and Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or;
Certified Sterile Processing and Dist Supervisor (CSPDS) or;
Certified Sterile Processing and Dist Tech (CSPDT) or;
Cert Sterile Processing Dist Tech (CSPDT-CBSPD) required.
Employment Type
Unclear
