CS Aide

Mercy Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

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Job summary

Mercy Cedar Rapids is seeking a Central Sterile Aide to support patient centered care by pre-cleaning, cleaning, assembling, packaging and reprocessing reusable medical devices. The role requires high integrity, the ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, and a collaborative approach across Mercy sites.

A High School Diploma or equivalent is strongly preferred; fluency in English, basic math, and excellent customer service are essential. Professional experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must read, write, speak, and comprehend English fluently.
• Perform simple math.
• Able to work with frequent interruptions and handle multiple tasks.
• Have excellent customer service skills and be a team player.

Responsibilities

• Transport, clean, and package reusable medical devices.
• Understand reprocessing concepts and workflow.
• Transport dirty and clean instruments to/from end user areas.
• Package instruments.
• Clean reusable instrumentation.
• Complete initial and annual competencies as required by the department.
• Attend mandatory staff meetings and in-services.
• Assist vendors with loaner trays as necessary.
• Provide coverage across all Mercy sites of care as required by the department.
• General understanding of processes and department workflow.
• Learns/Utilizes wrapping methods and packaging processes for instrumentation.
• Follows policy and procedures set forth by the department and organization.
• Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Skills

English fluency

Math skills

Multitasking

Customer service

Team player

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Work Shift Day

Scheduled

Weekly Hours 40

Summary

This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by pre-cleaning, cleaning, assembling, packaging and reprocessing of reusable medical devices. The Central Sterile Aide must have high integrity, the ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing area, and the willingness to support/work in many areas of the organization.

Job Duties

• Transports, cleans, and packages reusable medical devices (e.g. scopes, surgical instruments, probes, containers).
• Understands reprocessing concepts and workflow.
• Transports both dirty and clean instruments to/from end user areas.
• Packages instruments.
• Cleans reusable instrumentation.
• Completes initial and annual competencies as required by the department.
• Attends mandatory staff meetings and in-services.
• Assists vendors with loaner trays as necessary.
• Provides coverage across all Mercy sites of care as required by the department.
• General understanding of processes and department workflow.
• Learns/Utilizes wrapping methods and packaging processes for instrumentation.
• Follows policy and procedures set forth by the department and organization.
• Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must read, write, speak, and comprehend English fluently.
• Perform simple math.
• Able to work with frequent interruptions and handle multiple tasks.
• Have excellent customer service skills and be a team player.

Professional Experience

• Prefer candidate with professional work experience.
• Medical background preferred.

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent strongly preferred.

Licensure, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Physical Requirements

• Medium: Exert 20-50 lbs. of force occasionally and/or 10-15 lbs. of force frequently

Pay Rate

• Hourly

Mercy is an independent, community-based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years.

Mercy is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and therefore evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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