Central Sterile Processing Tech - Full-Time

Baton-Rouge-General; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Baton Rouge General is seeking a Central Sterile Processing technician to decontaminate, sterilize, and monitor SPD equipment. You will ensure accurate labeling, logging, and handling of reusable medical supplies in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities include assembling case carts, adhering to safety and HIPAA guidelines, and participating in ongoing performance and quality initiatives to support patient care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; sterile processing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of decontamination, sterilization, and handling of reusable medical supplies.
• Familiarity with regulatory and safety requirements (HIPAA and general safety).

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates, sterilizes and monitors Central Sterile Processing equipment.
• Packages and labels med/surg supplies and logs articles in the sterilizer log.
• Assembles case carts for operating room schedules and communicates inventory needs.
• Implements recall procedures and participates in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Sterile processing

Decontamination

Sterilization

Inventory management

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Sterilization equipment

Sterile processing log system

Job description

• Job Category Nursing Support
• Employee Type Full-Time
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

• Phone [phone]
• Email [e-mail]

JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION: To process reusable medical/surgical supplies and equipment by proper decontamination and re-sterilization techniques.

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

CRITERIA A: Everyday Excellence Values - Employee demonstrates Everyday Excellence values in the day-to-day performance of their job.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and their families, physicians, and the community.
Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and vital signs.
Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the customer asks.
Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm.
Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal action and attention to the environment of care.
Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and anticipates information needs of customers.

CRITERIA B: Corporate Compliance - Employee demonstrates commitment to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Guidelines, and the GHS Corporate Compliance Guidelines.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
Practices diligence in fulfilling the regulatory and legal requirements of the position and department.
Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records.
Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honesty and completely; behaves in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts.

CRITERIA C: Personal Achievement - Employee demonstrates initiative in achieving work goals and meeting personal objectives.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments. Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even when workload and demands are high.
Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness.
Upholds the ethical standards of the organization.

CRITERIA D: Performance Improvement - Employee actively participates in Performance Improvement activities and incorporates quality improvement standards in his/her job performance.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities in achieving excellence in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
Initiates or redesigns to continuously improve work processes.
Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work processes.
Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality initiatives.
Effectively manages time and resources
Makes conscious effort to effectively utilize the resources of the organization — material, human, and financial.
Consistently looks for and uses resource saving processes.

CRITERIA F: Patient & Employee Safety - Employee actively participates in and demonstrates effective patient and employee safety practices.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
Employee effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and emphasizes patient and employee safety.
Employee proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries or potential injuries.
Employee demonstrates departmental specific patient and employee safety standards at all times.
Employee demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and plans.

JOB FUNCTIONS

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include, but are not limited to:

1. Decontaminates, sterilizes and monitors Central Sterile Processing equipment according to department standards and JCAHO guidelines.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
Adheres to practices to safeguard employees from accidental exposure.
Performs decontamination techniques according to policy & procedure.
Packs and labels med/surg supplies and equipment accurately and logs each article in the sterilizer Log Book.
Loads sterilizer properly with med/surg supplies and equipment, and sterilizes according to established protocols
Maintains cleanliness of Central Sterile Processing area and monitors accordingly.
Monitors sterilizer functions by use of a Bowie Dick Test, chemical and biological indicators, temperature graphs/tape printouts for all sterilizers.
Maintains accurate log of sterilizer maintenance by Biomedical Engineering department and Advanced Sterilization Products & Services

2. Processes linens and gathers soiled equipment and reusable supplies from all nursing units for reprocessing and returns to Central Supply for redistribution (MC only).

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
De-lints, folds, and packs linen and assembles Linen Packs according to Operating Room specifications.
Sterilizes Linen Packs to meet demand of the Operating Room on a daily basis using PAR form for Operating Room linens.
Hand washes (as needed) and pressure washes (as needed) instruments according to standards.
Accurately counts & assembles instrument sets as stated on Assembly Count Sheet.
Makes routine rounds to all nursing stations to gather used reusable supplies and equipment.
Decontaminates equipment and supplies according to guidelines for return to Central Supply.
Logs in log book and brought to Central Supply for redistribution

3. Assemble case carts for the Operating Room (BB) schedule for the next day.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
Uses pick ticket for defined surgical procedures to gather necessary med/surg items and instrument set(s) to accommodate OR’s schedule.
Unused stock from the Operating Room is put back on shelves for recirculation.
Prepares case carts accurately according to physician preference lists.
Notifies appropriate personnel of inventory deficiencies.

4. Implement Recall procedures according to General Health System policy & procedure.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
Implements immediate recall procedures when notified by the Laboratory of a possible biological culture.
Gathers all affected sterilized supplies and notifies department managers and/or charge person of supplies not retrieved so physicians may be notified of their use.

5. Performs all other duties as assigned.

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Previous experience in Central Sterile Processing or Operating Room schedule preferred.

Previous experience with medical/surgical supplies and equipment preferred.

SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT

High School Diploma or GED preferred, or 2 years work experience.

SPECIAL SKILL, LICENSE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

HIPAA REQUIREMENTS:
Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: patient demographics, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, information related to patient location.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, patient identification.

Requirements

Knowledge of sterile processing tasks from decontam to sterilization

Summary

Looking for a sterile processing willing to aways do the right thing at the right time for the right reason.

Dependable

Able to work different areas of SPD

Reliable transportation, punctual, and a team player

Additional Information

• Manager Comments Reliable transportation, team player, dedicated employee, puntual, and follow all policies and procedures of the organization and spd