We are currently looking for a Full Time Sterile Processing Technician- Surgery to join our Sterile Processing Team team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.
Summary:
Performs the overall cleaning, decontamination, assembly and dispensing of surgical instruments, equipment and supplies needed for daily procedures performed.
Responsibilities:
* Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
- Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
- Partners with internal and external services as needed to ensure appropriate referral is made
- Greets and engages with a smile
- Determines and meets needs
- Seeks positive experience and outcomes
* Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
* Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Shares responsibilities for maintaining adequate supplies and equipment
- Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
- Observes and addresses potential environmental hazards and risks
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
- May provide break coverage for others as assigned
- May augment staff in other areas as needed based on staffing and needs ratio in regularly assigned unit
* Maintains knowledge of and follows all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
* Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area
* Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information in accordance with HIPAA regulations
* Utilizes proper personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriately
* Completes sterile processing procedures
- Cleans, disinfects, assembles, packages, records, sterilizes, and stores all instruments and equipment used for patient care
- Performs daily testing of sterilization equipment and reporting defective equipment to sterile processing supervisor
- Properly records daily testing of sterilization equipment
- Notifies supervisor immediately for any failed diagnostic testing on sterilization equipment
- Limits traffic in and out of the sterilization areas by transporting sterile instruments to their designated area(s)
- Cleans all sterilization areas and equipment according to guidelines on daily/weekly/monthly schedules
- Checks all sterilization areas for expirations on any sterilization products used
- Assists with transporting instruments to other facilities for sterilization processing when equipment is nonoperational
- Monitors surgery schedules daily, identifying general, specific and potential needs for all cases
* All other duties as assigned
Competencies:
Essential:
* Follow instructions, both written and oral
* Ensures compliance
* Adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
* Ability to work independently
* Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
* Read, understand and apply regulations and policies
* Ability to plan, organize and follow through on assignments
* Communicates verbally with team, departments, guests and management
* Writes effective communications with team, departments, guests and management
Skills:
Experience:
Essential:
* No prior experience required.
Education:
Essential:
* High School, GED or Equivalent
Credentials:
Essential:
* Pass general background check
* Certified Registered Central Service Technician
Working Conditions:
Essential:
* Hospital or Clinic
* Potential exposure to biohazards
* Potential exposure to contagious diseases
* May be required to assist individuals who are emotionally disturbed
* Interacts with patients in difficult and/or emergency situations
* Pass pre-employment drug test
* Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
* Frequently assist with lifting patients
* Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs
* Standing up to 100% of shift
* Visual acuity for detail, distance, color, depth perception
* Walk up to 100% of shift