Central Sterile Processing Associate - Williamsport - Full-Time Nights

UPMC; Williamsport (Lycoming County); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Job summary

UPMC Williamsport is seeking a Full-Time Sterile Processing Associate for the 3rd shift (Nights), 11:00 pm to 7:30 am, with one weekend every 4-5 weeks and two holidays per year. This role trains to decontaminate, clean, inspect, assemble, sterilize, store, and document reusable surgical instrumentation according to established procedures.

Final candidates are placed on the career ladder based on education, experience, and manager discretion. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is eligible.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of performance improvement tools and continuously improves quality and outcomes.
• Communicates clearly with care providers; documents comprehensively to support patient safety.
• Builds productive relationships; mentors others and promotes respectful communication.
• Develops others through mentoring and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Supports professional development and participates in change initiatives.
• Follows department policies on decontamination, sterile processing, infection control and safety.
• Cleans and decontaminates reusable equipment and supplies.
• Prepares and assembles surgical trays and equipment for issue or further processing.
• Monitors sterilizer parameters to ensure proper function.
• Maintains knowledge to troubleshoot decontamination/sterilization equipment.
• Assesses supplies for procedures and maintains inventory.
• Communicates with good interpersonal skills.
• Supports cost containment through efficient time, motion, and material use.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Develops skills through training and education.
• Works as a team member and is accountable for duties.
• Demonstrates UPMC Core Values by putting patients first and being thorough.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job description

UPMC Williamsport has a Full-Time Sterile Processing Associate opening!

Hours: Full-Time 40hrs per week
Shift: 3rd (Nights) 11p-7:30a | one weekend per 4-5week period| Two holidays per year
Sign On Bonus: Eligible for up to a $5,000 bonus available

Final candidates will be selected for a job title within the career ladder that reflects level of education, experience, and manager discretion at time of offer.

Purpose:
To be trained to perform duties necessary for the proper decontamination, cleaning, inspection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, storage, distribution and documentation of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment according to established procedures. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of performance improvement tools and techniques. Continuously improves the quality of care and the work environment of outcomes and the integration of research and best practices into daily work. Shares learning from improvements with other units and/or spreads across the business unit or system.
• Practices solid verbal and written communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in unit practices Documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. Demonstrates critical thinking in the analysis of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with colleagues. Disseminates new knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications.
• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring and modeling uplifting and positive communication. Coaches colleagues on cultural diversity and addresses workplace horizontal violence and impairment. Demonstrates accountability to self and others for safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyles.
• Demonstrates interest in the development of others and positively impacts the lives of patients/families, peers, and members of the healthcare team through mentoring, education, and knowledge sharing. Seeks opportunities to share expertise with other members of the healthcare team within and beyond the clinical unit/department.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care. Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace and welcomes and participates in change initiatives. Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among colleagues and other disciplines. Shows the ability to set priorities.
• Conforms and adheres to department policies concerning decontamination, sterile processing, infection control and safety.
• Cleans and decontaminates reusable equipment, instruments, and supplies, manually and mechanically.
• Prepares and assembles surgical tray and equipment following established tray listings for issue, storage, or further processing.
• Monitors, reads, documents, and interprets all parameters for all types of sterilizers to ensure proper function.
• Maintains a working knowledge of, and is able to effectively troubleshoot, all decontamination/sterilization equipment.
• Assesses supplies required for prescribed standard surgical procedures and sets up case carts. Maintains inventory, collects, disassembles, inspects, cleans, disinfects and reassembles all instrument trays patient care equipment.
• Communicates appropriately using good interpersonal skills.
• Displays awareness of cost containment in the organization of work by using economy in time, motion and material.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Develops and improves skills through initiative, attendance and participation at educational programs
• Participates as a team member and is accountable for own work responsibilities.
• Demonstrates UPMC's commitment to the Core Values by understanding the needs of patients, their families, physicians, and co-workers and doing what is required the first time, every time by being responsible, sensitive, accurate, timely, coordinated and thorough.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as may be required to meet emergency situations
• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.