Certified CS SPD Technician

Cleveland Clinic; Medina (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital seeks a Certified CS SPD Technician to join the Central Supply team. Shift is evenings (3:00 PM–11:30 PM) with weekend and holiday requirements, located at Medina Hospital.

Technicians clean and maintain surgical tools, organize trays, check instrument readiness, and ensure proper sterilization and labeling for procedures. This role supports inventory control and case-cart assembly in a Magnet Hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: high school diploma or GED.
• Sterile Processing certification (CRCST, CSPDT, CFER, CER).
• Ability to use instrument tracking systems for duties (count sheets, loads, instructions).

Responsibilities

• Perform case pull functions and prepare instruments.
• Handle equipment, instrumentation and PPE per maintenance schedules.
• Inspect, sort and inspect instruments for cleanliness and function.
• Assemble, wrap and label instruments according to lists.
• Ensure cleaning, decontamination, assembly and high-level disinfection of reusable tools.
• Monitor distribution of supplies and equipment.
• Maintain records for processing, sterilization and quality assurance.
• Assist with ordering, stocking and inventory control.
• Participate in in-service education.
• Build case carts using preference cards and dispatch to locations.

Skills

Instrument tracking system

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Sterile Processing certification (CRCST, CSPDT, CFER, CER)

Job description

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Job Title

Certified CS SPD Technician

Location

Medina

Facility

Medina Hospital

Department

Central Supply-Medina Hospital

Job Code

C13008

Shift

Evenings

Schedule

3:00pm-11:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

*This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $5,000*

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and be part of a team delivering world-class healthcare. Recognized for providing safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable, Medina Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital, the highest honor awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for professional nursing practice. Here, you can build a rewarding, lifelong career supported by a team committed to your growth and success.

Certified CS/SPD Technicians are responsible for cleaning and maintaining surgical tools and hospital equipment. It is your job to make sure that the sterilized tools are then organized into trays containing the instruments required for routine or special surgeries. You are also responsible for checking equipment to make sure it is in good repair and up to date.

A caregiver in this role works evenings from 3:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m., with weekend and holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform case pull functions.
• Properly handle equipment, instrumentation and chemicals while adhering to preventative maintenance schedules and personal protective equipment (PPE) standards during the decontamination process.
• Scan, sort and inspect instruments for functionality and cleanliness.
• Assemble, wrap and label instruments according to provided lists.
• Ensure proper cleaning, decontamination, assembly and high-level disinfection of reusable instrumentation.
• Monitor and control the distribution of supplies and equipment.
• Perform record-keeping functions (e.g. processing, sterilization and quality assurance).
• Perform ordering, stocking and inventory control functions.
• Participate in in-service education.
• Build case carts using electronic preference cards and dispatch them to appropriate locations.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Sterile Processing certification (e.g., CRCST, CSPDT, CFER, or CER)
• Ability to use the computerized instrument tracking system to perform assigned duties (e.g., obtaining instrument count sheets, special handling instructions for instrumentation, documenting sterilization loads and other tasks)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Basic computer skills
• Two - five years of experience in central service/sterile processing areas
• Military experience, such as Hospital Corpsmen (HM), Machinery Repairman (MR), Aircraft Maintenance Technician (2A3X3), Biomedical Equipment Specialist (68A), Small Arms Repairer (91F), or similar, will be considered
• Completion of a recognized training program with certification in central service/sterile processing

Physical Requirements:

• Lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds and ability to push, pull and navigate supply carts weighing >than 75 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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