CS Technician I - Non-Certified

Mercy Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Central Sterile Technician to support patient-centered care by ensuring reusable medical devices are properly tracked, decontaminated, sterilized, stocked and distributed.

The role involves operating steam, gas plasma and ozone sterilizers, using an instrument tracking system, and collaborating with hospital teams. Requires High School Diploma and CRCST preferred. This is an hourly position with an evening shift and 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Must read, write, speak, and comprehend English fluently.
• High School Diploma or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Completion of provisional CRCST Exam or Sterilization course preferred.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate, assemble, wrap, and label instruments per procedures.
• Operate and troubleshoot department equipment and report repairs.
• Sterilize using steam, gas plasma, ozone methods and verify loads.
• Track sterile devices through the inventory system and distribute them.
• Maintain clean, safe work area and follow safety guidelines.

Skills

English fluency

Basic computer knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivation

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

CRCST exam or Sterilization course preferred

Tools

Instrument tracking system

Job description

Work Shift Evening Shift Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Summary

This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by providing exceptional, quality services. Central Sterile supports many areas of the organization whose schedule is based on emergent needs and while rare, it may be required to work hours outside of your regular schedule. This position is responsible for ensuring that all reusable medical devices throughout the organization are properly tracked, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized or high-level disinfected (HLD), stored, and distributed in a quality and timely manner.

Job Duties/Essential Functions

• Job Duties Decontamination: Identifies and uses appropriate methods and solutions to sort, disassemble, decontaminate, rinse, and disinfect instruments and reusable medical devices. Operates and troubleshoots equipment in the department and follows appropriate steps in reporting equipment for repair. Appropriately handles garbage, linen, and biohazardous materials. Maintains safety standards.
• Preparing Instruments: Consistently uses count sheets to correctly assemble, protect, wrap containerize and/or peel package and label instruments. Identifies and inspects instruments for cleanliness and functionality. Provides attention to detail when assembling and inspecting instrumentation. Ensure proper assembly, lubrication, inspection points and substitutions and counts are completed. Ensure appropriate instruments are in the sets and reviews Instructions for Use as needed.
• Sterilization Process: Selects appropriate sterilization methods and parameters. Knows and follows correct principles for sterilization. Utilizes Instruction for Use database and instrument tracking system to ensure all devices are properly sterilized. Properly document and verify sterilization loads and biological tests to determine the efficacy of the sterilization or disinfection process.
• Transportation and Storage: Properly handles and stores sterile supplies, equipment, and instruments. Ensures all standards are being followed when transporting both contaminated and processed reusable medical devices. Tracks medical devices to the customer in a timely manner.
• Equipment Use: Understands, uses, maintains, and operates the equipment specific to the department, i.e. steam, gas plasma and ozone sterilizers; cart washers; washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners, incubators, AER as well as a variety of testing devices and controls.
• Inventory Control: Knows and uses the processes involved in ordering, receiving, stocking, rotating delivering and monitoring usage of supplies and instrument tracking in the tracking system. Communicates supply issues to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Environmental Standards: Maintains a clean orderly work area. Completes assigned housekeeping duties.
• Other Duties: Performs other related job duties as required. Tracks progress and compliance to training, staff meeting and in-service education. Helps answer questions and assist new hires a CS Aides as necessary. 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. Basic computer knowledge. Good interpersonal skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and the ability to receive and give constructive feedback. Good verbal and written communication skills as needed for the job, being concise by phone, intercom and in person. Self-motivated, able to work independently with little or no supervision while maintaining integrity. Able to learn concepts and apply them to his/her work. Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Professional Experience

6 months of sterilization in a healthcare setting preferred.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent strongly preferred. Completion of provisional Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician (CRCST) Exam or Sterilization course preferred.

Licensure, Certification, Registration

Current valid driver's license, valid auto insurance, own transportation required.

Physical Requirements

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

Pay Rate Type

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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