Certified Central Sterile Tech - FT Evenings

100 LCMC Health; Louisiana; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health is seeking a Central Sterilization Technician in Louisiana to join our sterile processing team. You will prepare instrument trays and supplies for steam sterilization, process instruments from nursing services and off-site clinics, and maintain instrument condition while reporting repairs as needed.

You will assist operating room personnel with equipment information and assess needs across departments to ensure surgeons have the necessary supplies.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in sterile processing with listed certifications.
• Evenings shift experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a hospital Sterile Processing Department.

Responsibilities

• Prepare instrument trays and supplies for steam sterilization using correct loading/unloading techniques.
• Process instruments and supplies from nursing services and off-site clinics through cleaning, packaging, sterilization and storage.
• Monitor the condition of instruments and equipment and report any repair needs.
• Assist OR staff by providing information about equipment and instrument sets as needed.
• Assess equipment and instrument needs for all departments and ensure availability for surgeons.

Skills

Sterile technique

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Sterile Processing Certification

Certified Registered Central Service Technician

Certified Instrument Specialist

Certified Endoscope Reprocessor

Job description

Your job is more than a job. As a Central Sterilization Technician, you work behind-the-scenes, but you are a crucial part of our healthcare team. Reducing infections and supporting healthier outcomes for our patients is vital. You're organized, patient, cautious, meticulous with a critical eye and a strong stomach. Not everyone can do what you do the way that you do it. You know that and we know that. Washing, flushing, drying then sterilizing every screw, hinge, tube, and crevice and then reassembling, patient safety and surgical effectiveness are all about the details. You give that little something extra that makes you extraordinary. That’s what we love about you. Your experiences, knowledge, skills, your empathy, compassion, personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to detailed and critical infection control role. Your Everyday Prepares instrument trays and supplies for steam and sterilization using appropriate techniques for loading, operating, and unloading. Processes instruments and supplies from all areas of nursing service and off-site clinics through cleaning, collecting, packaging, sterilizing and storing properly. Monitors the condition of instruments, equipment and reports any needs for repair. Assists operating room personnel by offering information as needed regarding equipment and instrument sets. Assesses/reassesses appropriate equipment and instruments needs for all departments. Ensures all supplies are available for the surgeon, follows-through on replacement/repair of instruments or unfunctional equipment. Follows all regulatory standards throughout decontamination and sterilization processes.

Must-Haves Minimum

1 year of experience with Sterile Processing Certified Registered Central Service Technician, Certified Instrument Specialist, or Certified Endoscope Reprocessor

WORK SHIFT: Evenings (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary. Lakeview Hospital, the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Simple things make the difference.

About LCMC Health

One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people. At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra-extraordinary. We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond. If you’re the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be a part of our family. From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary.

Let’s make every day extraordinary, together.