Certified Central Sterile Technician

Altru Health System; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 27,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401(k) retirement plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Life and disability insurance

Education assistance

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Altru Health System is seeking a Technician III in Grand Forks, ND, to perform core duties in surgical instrument reprocessing and instrument/ equipment decontamination, sterilization, and assembly. The role supports OR readiness and may involve further training for advancement to Technician IV and OR liaison responsibilities.

Candidates will work with a team to ensure instruments and supplies are ready for surgical and procedural patient care, with growth opportunities after six months based on

Qualifications

• Certification in surgical instrument reprocessing.
• Demonstrated competency in instrument decontamination, sterilization, and assembly.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize duties to meet standards.
• Document and communicate information as required.
• Assemble and distribute instruments and sets for sterilization.
• Perform instrument and equipment decontamination and sterilization procedures.
• Operate decontamination and sterilization equipment with QA checks.
• Inspect, inventory, and package instruments for sterilization.
• Assist with supply management and instrument turnaround for OR.

Skills

Surgical instrument reprocessing

Quality assurance

Team coordination

Job description

Location

Altru Hospital 1200 South Columbia Road Grand Forks, ND 58201

Pay Range

$19.76 - $29.64

Salary range for this level would be from $21.79 - $32.68 USD Hourly.

Summary

The Technician III holds a certification in surgical instrument reprocessing and demonstrates competency in performing core duties; Surgery Instrumentation Case Build, Instrument and Equipment Decontamination, Instrument Sterilization, and Surgical Instrument Assembly. Technician may be trained in additional areas of supply management and scope reprocessing. Technicians work as a team to assure all instruments and supplies are ready and available for surgical and procedural patient care. Technicians may complete advanced education and training to advance to Technician IV. The Technician IV, OR Liaison, is the Shift Lead in Central Sterile Department. Advancement available for consideration after six months working as a Technician III and demonstration of required leadership skills. This individual coordinates communication and requests to and from the operating rooms, coordinates instrument turnaround and throughout within the department for the shift, problem solves issues, functions as a resource for the team and manages emergent situations. This can also include cross-training to OR Core Tech duties in surgery.

Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize job duties and requirements to meet standards.
• Documents and communicates all information as required.
• Holds certification in surgical instrument reprocessing, demonstrating competency in performing duties in the following areas.
• Assembles and distributes instruments according to standards.
• Completes instrument management, including emergency carts.
• Performs instrument, equipment, and non-lumen or single channel scope decontamination procedures according to standards.
• Operates all decontamination equipment.
• Performs all quality assurance integrity checks to standards.
• Performs instrument sterilization procedures according to standards.
• Operates all sterilization equipment.
• Performs all quality assurance integrity checks, ensuring all recall and collection variances are completed per standards.
• Inspects, inventories, assembles, and packages simple and complex surgical instruments and sets for sterilization.
• May perform duties and be trained in the following additional areas.
• Assembles and distributes supplies to standards.
• Completes supply management.
• Inventories and processes discrepancies in patient case supplies.
• Responds to emergency events with supplies and carts to standard.
• Processes patient use supply charges and credits.
• Completes audits of charge processes.
• Performs all inventory processes and functions as resource, including surgical special orders and implant fulfillment.
• Assembles and distributes surgical supplies and instrumentation to standards.
• Completes instrumentation management.
• Inventories and process discrepancies in surgery cases.
• Oversees department instrument flow and coordinates with surgery department.
• Performs decontamination and disinfection of complex, multi-channel scopes without elevator mechanisms.
• Performs high level disinfection of semi-critical and critical instrumentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Certification

• Certified Registered Central Services Technician | Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician | Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
• Notes: May be certified with HSPA or CBSPD #Altru Language Requirements:
• This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.

Physical Demands :

• Sit: Rarely (1-4%)
• Stand: Continuously (67-100%)
• Walk: Continuously (67-100%)
• Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%)
• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)
• Crawl: Rarely (1-4%)
• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Frequently (34-66%)
• Twist: Frequently (34-66%)
• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)
• See: Continuously (67-100%)
• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)

Weight Demands:

• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Light (10-20 pounds)
• Carry: Medium (20-40 pounds)
• Push/Pull: Medium (20-40 pounds)
• Slide/Transfer: Not Applicable

Working Conditions:

• Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)
• Outdoor: Not Applicable
• Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable

Driving Requirement Definitions:

• Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
• Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
• Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
• Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position:

Infrequent Driver Reference ID: R8261 Making a real difference.

Benefits

• health plan
• 401(k) retirement plan
• dental plan
• vision plan
• life and disability insurance
• education assistance
• paid time off (PTO)

Company Culture

Making a real difference. For one another. To take the best care of our patients and community — including friends, family, and neighbors — we need people who are committed to growth, excellence, and one another. At Altru, you’ll find a culture where support and teamwork are at the heart of what we do. You’ll have opportunities to advance your skills, work with the latest technologies, experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back, and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join our team and be a part of a small community with a big heart.

Altru offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full- and part-time employees. Excellent benefits include a health plan and 401(k) retirement plan. Other benefits include a dental plan, vision plan, life and disability insurance, education assistance, paid time off (PTO).

Altru provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to increase opportunities and eliminate barriers to employment. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process to access job postings, to apply for a job, for a job interview, for pre-employment testing, or with the onboarding process, please contact Altru’s Human Resources Department at [e-mail] or 701.780.5107.

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