Ambulatory Surgery Center Support Specialist

Freeman Health System; Pittsburg (KS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement with employer match

Wellness program

Paid time-off

Job summary

Freeman Health System is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to support CS, surgical SPD, and endoscopy SPD areas. You will work under the CS Coordinator and ASC Administrator to maintain goals, ensure instrument processing, and provide supplies to perioperative services.

Your role involves inventory management, cycle counts, monitoring for expirations, coordinating replacements, and ensuring compliance with Freeman, state, and federal standards.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic computer functions and systems.
• Working knowledge of inventory management.
• Knowledge of sterile processing (surgical and endoscopy) and central supply.
• Experience in central supply/sterile processing (1 year).
• Clean driving record and valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Maintain facility CS, surgical SPD, and endoscopy SPD goals.
• Provide supplies and process instruments for internal/external use.
• Ensure compliance with Freeman standards and regulations.
• Assess instrument integrity; clean, sterilize, and report repairs.
• Prepare, assemble, and deliver sterile instruments to perioperative services.
• Maintain proper inventory; perform cycle counts; review purchase orders to avoid overstock.
• Coordinate replacement of expired/missing consignment products and implement new products.
• Maintain supplies across outlying departments; rotate supplies and linens to improve cleanliness.
• Order stock and non-stock supplies, instrumentation, and equipment.
• Monitor equipment cords, outlets, lighting; arrange repairs/replacements as needed.
• Serve as back-up to CS Coordinator and collaborate with related duties.

Skills

Computer skills

Inventory management

Sterile processing knowledge

Central supply

Experience (1 year)

Driver's license

Clean driving record

Job description

Our Mission To improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions.

Schedule: 1st Shift, Monday through Friday. No weekends/no holidays.

What You’ll Do

• Under the direction of the CS Coordinator and ASC Administrator works independently to maintain facility CS, surgical SPD, and endoscopy SPD goals.
• Provides supplies to necessary areas, processes instruments for internal and external use, and serves as a back-up to the CS Coordinator to mirror those duties and responsibilities.
• Ensures compliance occurs in all CS and SPD areas that follow Freeman, state, and federal standards.

Essential Functions

• Works as sterile processing technician to assess instrument integrity, clean, sterilize, and report repairs or items needing replaced.
• Follows all rules and regulations regarding instrument and endoscopy sterilization.
• Prepares, assembles and delivers sterile instruments to perioperative services for patients' surgical procedures.
• Under the direction of the CS Coordinator, maintains proper inventory management, ensures areas are stocked adequately, performs correct inventory transactions, conducts daily cycle counts to ensure quantity on hand, and reviews purchase orders thoroughly to guarantee no overstock of supplies resulting in waste.
• Coordinates timely replacement of expired or absent consignment products, and coordinates implementation of conversion and new product into inventories accurately.
• Maintains appropriate levels of supplies in outlying departments within the facility.
• Rotates supplies, decreasing expirations, and/or linens to improve cleanliness according to CS procedure.
• Responsible for ordering stock and non-stock supplies, instrumentation, and equipment.
• Monitors equipment electrical cords, electrical outlets, lighting, and other environmental items and activities for damage or defects.
• Arranges for repair or recommends for replacement of those items.
• Monitors floors, walls, and other areas and ensures reporting and repair is performed in a timely fashion.
• Serves as a back up to the CS Coordinator and works in conjunction with similar but limited job duties.

Requirements

• Knowledge of basic computer functions and systems.
• Must have working knowledge of inventory management.
• Must have basic knowledge of sterile processing (surgical and endoscopy) and basic knowledge of central supply.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this job are usually obtained with experience in central supply and sterile processing of at least 1 year.
• Clean driving record.
• Current driver's license.

Freeman Perks and Programs

For eligible full-time and part-time employees Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture and generous benefits, most starting day one!

• Health, vision, dental insurance
• Retirement with employer match
• Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation
• Milestone payments with longevity of employment
• Paid time-off (PTO) or Flex Time Off (FTO)
• Extended Sick pay
• Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members
• Payroll deduction at different locations such as The Daily Grind, Freeman Gift Shop, Cafeteria, etc.

Freeman Health System Overview

Locally owned and nationally recognized, Freeman Health System is a not-for-profit health system serving communities across Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas through a network of hospitals, physician clinics, outpatient locations, and specialty services.

The system includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital, and the Freeman Health System facilities in Bentonville, Springdale, Willow Creek, and Siloam Springs.

Freeman Health System also operates Ozark Center – the region’s largest provider of behavioral health services, and offers comprehensive cancer, cardiology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and women’s and children’s services.

The system is supported by more than 7,000 employees and is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in a 70-mile radius.

For more information, visit Freeman Health System.