Lead Sterile Processing Technician

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC); Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid Time Off

Flexible Spending Accounts

On-Site Child Care Facility

Tuition Discounts

Gym Access

Job summary

A non-profit Tribal health organization seeks a lead Sterile Processing Technician to oversee sterilization processes, conduct quality control audits, and manage daily operations. The ideal candidate has at least five years of experience, relevant certifications, and the ability to lead a team while ensuring quality standards are met. This role is vital in providing healthcare services to the community and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years Sterile Processing or Operating Room Technician experience.
• Current HSPA Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification.
• Current HSPA Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) certification.
• Current HSPA Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification.
• Current HSPA Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) certification.
• HSPA Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER) certification, must be obtained during the first year in this position and remain current.

Responsibilities

• Direct and assist daily task assignments and maintain quality standards.
• Ensure inventory activities are monitored weekly for effective operation.
• Conduct routine testing and cleaning of sterilization equipment.
• Ensures that inventory activities and reports are monitored weekly.
• Decontaminates, restocks and assembles case carts and surgical trays.
• Ensures specialty carts are stocked and ready for immediate use.
• Prepares accurate reports of revisions and modifications as required.
• Assists with immediate need requests from all units daily.
• Works with daily, weekly and monthly reports to assure quality performance standards.
• Performs quality control through routine testing and cleaning to assure sterilization equipment and instruments are functioning properly.
• Inspects equipment, instruments, and packaging for cleanliness, defects and/or sterilization records.
• Performs quality checks and follow up education.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Knowledge of medical supplies, instruments and equipment

Skill in effectively managing and leading staff

Knowledge of industry guidelines and standards

Skill in oral communication and telephone etiquette

Knowledge of basic medical terminology

Safety procedures

Equipment handling

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent

Tools

Hospital inventory systems

Job description

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.

ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.

Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, which includes:

• Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.
• Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances
• Discounted Pet Insurance
• Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).
• 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions. In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.
• Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.
• Eleven Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment
• Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.
• Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.
• On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.
• Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.
• Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.
• On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.
• License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.
• Gym Access to Alaska Pacific University includes a salt water pool, rock climbing, workout gym, and steep discounts for outdoor equipment rentals.
• Emergency Travel Assistance
• Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility
• Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.

Visit us online at www.anthc.org or contact Recruitment directly at [e-mail].

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.

Summary

• Under the limited supervision of the Sterile Processing Manager this position will be responsible for functioning as a lead liaison by performing quality audits to instrumentation accuracy, assuring sterilization of equipment and instruments in an accurate and timely manner. Prepares operating room case carts, sterile trays and supplies for all areas of the hospital and assumes responsibility to ensure staff assignments are being carried out for daily operation of the department.

Responsibilities

• Directs and assists the daily task assignments for completion of work each day. Prepares, reviews, and revises documents to meet all quality standards. Monitors and maintains training requirements to assure completion of facility and department standards.
• Ensures that inventory activities and reports are monitored weekly. Decontaminates, restocks and assembles case carts and surgical trays. Ensures specialty carts are stocked and ready for immediate use.
• Prepares accurate reports of revisions and modifications as required. Assists with immediate need requests from all units daily. Works with daily, weekly and monthly reports to assure quality performance standards are completed.
• Performs quality control through routine testing and cleaning to assure sterilization equipment and instruments are functioning properly. Inspects equipment, instruments, and packaging for cleanliness, defects and/or sterilization records.
• Performs quality checks and follow up education.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Information

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

• Knowledge of medical supplies, instruments and equipment.
• Knowledge of industry guidelines and standards, and best practices.
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology and anatomy.
• Knowledge of and use of manufacturer instructions for use for cleaning, decontamination and sterilizing medical equipment and surgical instrumentation.
• Knowledge of safety precautions/procedures for operating vehicles, equipment while transporting bio hazardous materials.
• Knowledge of organizing, containing, and transporting items of varying compounds, textures or quantities.
• Knowledge of applicable computer systems and software programs.
• Skill in effectively managing and leading staff, and delegating tasks and authority.
• Skill in assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.
• Skill in using applicable equipment and instruments.
• Skill in effective oral communication and telephone etiquette.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with others.

MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

A high school diploma or GED equivalent. Progressively responsible professional work-related experience, education, or training may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for college education.

mInimum Experience Qualification

Non-supervisory – Five (5) years Sterile Processing or Operating Room Technician experience. An equivalent combination of relevant experience, education, and/or training may be substituted for experience.

MINIMUM CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION

• Current HSPA Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification.
• Current HSPA Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) certification.
• HSPA Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER) certification, must be obtained during the first year in this position and remain current.

PREFERRED EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

N /A

Preferred Experience Qualification

N /A

PREFERRED CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION

N /A

a Dditional Requirements

May be required to work outside the traditional work schedule. May be called out to work off-shift in emergency situations.