What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterile Processing Technician position at Avera McKennan?
Location:
Worker Type:
RegularWork Shift:
Night Shift (United States of America)Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$17.75 - $21.75Position Highlights
Monday- Friday 6:00pm- 2:30am; 80 hours 2 weeks
Occas. weekend for PTO or Vacation coverage
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Responds and assists the nursing team and providers during the pre and post procedure period. This position will assist with procedure room set- up, scope and equipment cleaning, and scope and equipment maintenance, as well as entering and maintaining inventory control. Assistance with ordering of all clinic supplies, checking monthly outdates, and ensures proper equipment and supplies are in place.
What you will do
- Prepares the room for procedures in a timely fashion. Assures appropriate equipment and needed procedure tools and adequate equipment for all cases.
- Performs decontamination, assembly and sterilization, according to Infection Control, and established QA monitoring guidelines as demonstrated by annual competency review.
- Transports scopes/equipment as needed.
- Reports broken and malfunctioning instruments and equipment to the Leader.
- Assists with checking monthly outdates and equipment inventories including: insures exam rooms are filled regularly.
- Ensures proper education, protocols, and competencies are being followed for cleaning of our equipment.
- Assists with clerical duties as needed may include requisition of supplies and equipment and requesting maintenance and repair services.
- Assists with on-the-job training and orientation of new staff.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
- High School or GED Equivalent
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
- Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
- Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
PTO front-loaded for eligible hires
Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship
Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.
Salary : $18 - $22
