Certified Sterile Processing Technician - PRN

Atlas Healthcare Partners; Grand Rapids; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Healthcare Partners is seeking a Sterilization Technician to join Corewell Health Orthopedic Surgery Center – Grand Rapids, MI. You will ensure the proper care and handling of general and specialty instruments, including cleaning, decontamination, assembly, packaging and sterilization for a wide range of orthopedic procedures.

Responsibilities include maintaining infection control, verifying instrument function, operating autoclaves, ETO and gas plasma sterilizers, and logging

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; BLS certification required.
• Current national SPD certification or CRCT; experience with instrument sterilization.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and teamwork, good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates, assembles and packages instruments per protocol; arrange replacement parts as needed.
• Maintains a clean, safe environment following PPE and infection control policies.
• Identifies instrument function; repairs or replaces non-working items as required.
• Operates steam autoclaves, ETO and Gas Plasma sterilizers; maintains sterilization logs.
• Responds to OR calls; prioritizes instrument requests and hospital needs.

Skills

Sterilization

Infection control

Organizational skills

Communication

Mechanical aptitude

Education

High school diploma or GED

BLS certification

SPD Technician certification

Tools

Autoclaves

Sterilization equipment

Job description

Corewell Health Orthopedic Surgery Center – Grand Rapids, managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners, is situated within the Orthopedic Health and Performance Center in Grand Rapids, MI. This state-of-the-art facility spans 18,900 square feet within a larger 117,000 square feet complex dedicated to orthopedic excellence. The center boasts five advanced operating rooms and includes 20 PACU beds to accommodate a wide range of orthopedic procedures. Specializing in services from foot and ankle surgery to spine care and sports medicine, Corewell Health Orthopedic Surgery Center – Grand Rapids is committed to providing exceptional care and outstanding customer service to the Grand Rapids community.

Position Summary

Responsible for the proper care and handling of all general and specialty instruments including the cleaning, decontamination, instrument identification, assembly, packaging and distribution, and sterilization of surgical instrumentation.

Essential Functions

• Decontaminates, assembles and packages all instruments following established protocols as well as perform necessary repairs, reassembles and stores specialized surgical instruments. Prepares all order requests as necessary for replacement parts for instruments and additional equipment as necessary or upon request of physicians.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment by adhering to Standard Precautions and Infection Control practices. Staff will don proper Personnel Protective equipment (PPE), follows protocols for decontamination process referencing Instructions for Use (IFU) supplied by the manufacturers.
• Identifies instruments for all specialties and assures proper function. Follows protocol for repair or replacement of instruments that are not functioning properly. Assembles and packages all instrumentation and sets according to dept. protocol. Utilizes equipment according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and hospital policy.
• Operates steam autoclaves, ETO and Gas Plasma sterilizers. Maintains appropriate logs and records relating to the sterilization process, including the Ethylene Oxide Aeration Records, Sterilizer Load Records, and Biological Monitoring Records.
• Responds to problem calls from the Operating Room and performs preliminary investigation. Determines priority level of instrumentation and equipment requests and other hospital needs. Directs services in a competent and professional manner while assuring OR priorities are completed in a timely manner.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

NOTE: The essential functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED and BLS certification required. Requires current national certification as a SPD Technician, Certified Registered Central Service Technician or Surgical Instrument Processor and relevant experience with sterilizing instruments which qualifies the candidate for the national certification exam or certified registration.

Must have mechanical aptitude with the ability to break down moving parts, clean, lubricate and reassemble, problem solve incomplete trays and missing instrumentation and have effective organizational, communication and human relation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.