Certified Sterile Processing Technician Lead PHX Trauma ES

Banner Health; Glendale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, AZ seeks a Lead Sterile Processing Technician to support OR readiness, instrument handling, decontamination, and distribution.

You will supervise and train staff, ensure sets are prepared for procedures, manage inventory, and coordinate with OR and hospital teams to maintain safe, efficient patient care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• National SPD Technician certification (CSPDT) or CRCST.
• Two years sterile processing experience with knowledge of instrumentation, supplies, materials and sterilization.
• Mechanical aptitude with ability to break down moving parts, clean, lubricate and reassemble, and problem solve incomplete trays.
• Strong organizational, communication and human relation skills for coordinating multiple projects across departments.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties as a departmental technician across PeriOp/CSPD.
• Prioritize instrumentation and equipment requests to support OR workflow.
• Coordinate with staff to meet service line priorities and turnaround times.
• Mentor and train new staff on service line procedures and competencies.
• Oversee service line operations, resolve issues with cross-functional teams, ensure safe patient care.
• Review OR schedules and plan instrument/tray needs to meet daily demand.
• Inventory instrumentation and trays; collaborate on replacement needs with OR Manager.
• Assist with procurement of medical supplies and sterile processing issues.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Mechanical aptitude

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

SPD Certification (CSPDT)

CRCST

Job description

Primary City/State: Glendale, Arizona

Department Name: Sterile Processing Dept-Hosp

Work Shift: Evening

Job Category: Clinical Support Innovation and highly trained staff.

Banner Health recently earned Great Place To Work Certification. This recognition reflects our investment in workplace excellence and the happiness, satisfaction, wellbeing and fulfillment of our team members. Find out how we're constantly improving to make Banner Health the best place to work and receive care. Do you want to make an impact? Do you want to make a difference? Do you want a rewarding profession? If you have answered yes to these questions, then we ask you to come join our Sterile Processing Department at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center's Level 1 trauma hospital. Being part of the SPD team puts you in an environment that supports patient care and allows you to continue to grow within the Banner family! As a Lead Sterile Processing Technician, you will have a direct impact on the department and the growth of other Technicians. You will provide services in the decontamination and sterile processing areas whenever monitoring of sterilizers is needed. You will collaborate with OR staff to provide sterile instruments and equipment needed for operative procedures. You will be assisting with ongoing inventory of sterile supplies, equipment, schedule completion and communication for the department. In this role, you will perform duties in an independent manner with little or no supervision. As the Subject Matter Expect, you will have thorough knowledge of instrumentation, equipment and supplies.

SHIFT DETAILS Employment Type: Full time Hours per Week: 40 HRS Shift: Evening Schedule: 2:30 PM - 11 PM On Call: Yes Weekends: Yes Holidays: Yes

Banner Health's premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children's Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience. Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position supports leadership while performing as an integral part of OR team with additional job requirements and limited supervision. Demonstrates accountability for operating room readiness ensuring sterile surgical instrumentation and disposable supplies are complete and ready for a procedure prior to the preceding patient leaving the operating room. Responsible for the proper care and handling of all general and specialty instrumentation including the cleaning, decontamination, disassemble/reassembly, quality assurance, instrument identification, set assembly, packaging, sterilization, and distribution of surgical instrumentation for PeriOp Services, hospital departments, and clinics.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. 1. Performs all duties as a departmental technician. In addition to assigned areas related to a specific service line or associated area with PeriOp/CSPD.
2. 2. Applies judgment in determining the priority level of instrumentation and equipment requests for a specific specialty service line or shift. Recommends scheduling of procedures based on equipment and instrument needs to ensure effective patient flow.
3. 3. Coordinates with department staff in assuring service line priorities are met and completed in a timely manner.
4. 4. Possesses in-depth knowledge of service line/shift and precepts new employees at all levels regarding service line with respect to specific issues, troubleshooting and training to include Competency Achievement Plan signoff.
5. 5. Oversees assigned service line in a competent and professional manner. Investigates, proposes solutions, follows through with issues from various department staff such as sterile processing, OR, core support and hospital supported areas to ensure safe effective patient care. Confirms problem resolution and reports to leadership all related staff and service issues.
6. 6. Responsible for reviewing current and future OR schedules, projects future equipment and instrument needs while ensuring instruments will be processed and ready to meet the daily OR schedule.
7. 7. Inventories instrumentation and trays for service line and orders appropriate replacements or additional depending on usage. Collaborates with OR Manager on the number of tray/sets and instruments needed, making recommendations to inventory levels to meet changing demands.
8. 8. Incumbent assists the Operating Room and other areas in the procurement of medical supplies, instruments, and sterile processing issues. Internal customers are other company staff, physicians, patients, visitors, managers, and executives. External customers are vendors, patients, visitors, other facilities, and non-company medical facilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Requires national certification as a SPD Technician (CSPDT) or Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST).
• Requires proficiency level typically acquired with two years of sterile processing experience including knowledge of surgical instrumentation, patient related supplies, materials and equipment, aseptic and sterilization techniques.
• Must have mechanical aptitude with the ability to break down moving parts, clean, lubricate and reassemble.
• Must have mechanical aptitude with the ability to break down moving parts, clean, lubricate and reassemble, problem solve incomplete trays and missing instrumentation.
• Must have effective organizational, communication and human relation skills as the incumbent will be coordinating several projects simultaneously and working closely with all levels of staff.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous leadership experience and computer skills are preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Banner Health supports a drug-free work environment.