Instrument Specialist
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Job Location:
High Point, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 22 - 33
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Department:
Status:
Benefits Eligible:
Hours Per Week:
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Monday-Friday
3pm-11:30pm
Pay Range
$22.50 - $33.75FULL TIME
LOCATION:
High Point
SHIFT:
Monday-Friday
3pm-11:30pm
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for ensuring that the department has everything it needs to operate efficiently and effectively. Ensures that instruments and supplies are readily available for processing through purchasing and coordinating with the vendor for loaners and trials. Oversees instrument repairs instrument transfers between the organizations multiple facilities and instrument tracking system.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Two years experience in Sterile Processing required.
LICENSURE CERTIFICATION and/or REGISTRATION:
Certification as a Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) or other sterile processing certification required.
Certification as a Surgical Instrument Specialist required within one year of hire.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Coordinates the repair of instruments with appropriate vendor and maintains a log for tracking items set off-site.
2. Coordinates the maintenance of instrument sets by assessing surgical case schedule and deducing which instruments can be removed from circulation.
3. Coordinates the procurement of and return of loaner vendor and/or trial instrument sets.
4. Orders new and replacement supplies and instruments based on inventory par levels iShare requests and at the direction of the Manager of Sterile Processing while striving to adhere to departmental budgets.
5. Assists with resolving product and/or instrument recalls as quickly as possible to promote patient care.
6. Maintains the departments instrument tracking system by entering new instruments into system and building count sheets.
7. Collaborates with SPD Liaisons to ensure sets are available and complete.
8. Uses excellent communication skills when discussing instrument availability with SPD Supervisors SPD Liaisons and/or OR Clinical Coordinators.
9. Expert in all aspects of the sterile processing cycle and ability to provide guidance and education to SPD.
10. Assists with special projects and interdepartmental committees as needed.
11. Assists with Sterile Processing staffing as needed.
SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:
Proficient communication skills Proficient in Microsoft Office especially Microsoft Excel Ability to order instruments via PeopleSoft
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Clean well-lit comfortable environment.
Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
Subject to many interruptions.
Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries.
Moderate noise level.
Possible exposure to cleaning agents.
Subject to hazards of flammable explosive gases.
May be subject to burns.
Exposure to hazards of steam and heat.
Our CommitmenttoYou:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation health outcomes consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology neurosciences oncology pediatrics and rehabilitation as well as organ transplants burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1000 care locations and offers one of the nations largest graduate medical education programs with over 2000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Controlling Experience
- E & I
- Distributed Control Systems
- Calibration
- NEC
- Tube Bending
- Spectrophotometer
- Sterile Processing
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Troubleshooting
About Company
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