PRN CS/SPD Certified Technician

Cleveland Clinic; Slaton (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital is seeking a PRN CS/SPD Certified Technician to join the Central Sterile Processing team. This role supports operating rooms by preparing sterile instruments, ensuring safe decontamination, and maintaining accurate processing records.

Shift is evenings, 3:00pm-11:30pm, with PRN as-needed scheduling including weekends and holidays. Requires Sterile Processing Certification and strong attention to detail in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• CRCST/CSPDT/CER/CFER certifications preferred or required.
• Experience with sterile processing workflows is a plus.
• Ability to operate instrument tracking systems and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Set up operating rooms and prepare sterile instruments.
• Perform decontamination, wrapping and sterilization of reprocessed instruments.
• Assemble and wrap instruments; build case carts for procedures.
• Dispatch case carts to ensure availability for surgeries.
• Maintain inventory and track processing loads.

Skills

Sterile processing

Decontamination

Case carts

Instrument tracking

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CRCST/CSPDT/CER/CFER certification

Tools

Instrument tracking software

Job description

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Job Title

PRN CS/SPD Certified Technician

Location

Canton

Facility

Mercy Hospital

Department

Central Sterile Processing-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

Job Code

C13008

Shift

Evenings

Schedule

3:00pm-11:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Certified CS/SPD Technician, you will play a key role in how our operating rooms care for our patients asthewhole team relies on you to successfully set up the operating room.Certified CS/SPD Technicians receive ample support,trainingand education, including learning how tooperatethe latest,state-of-the-artprocessing equipment and using the newest sterilization tools and concepts.By taking on this role, you will have a major impact on patient care by helping to ensure the safety and health of the patient.

A caregiver in this position works PRN (as needed) variable shifts, including weekends and holidays.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide safe, efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly, wrapping and sterilization of all reprocessed instruments and distribution equipment.

• Perform case pull functions.

• Determine appropriate case carts to be built for specialty procedures.

• Build case carts ensuring adherence to procedures.

• Dispatch case carts to ensure availability for surgical/clinical procedures.

• Perform record keeping, ordering, stocking and inventory control.

• Scan, sort and inspect instruments for functionality and cleanliness and assemble instruments according to provided lists, wraps and labels.

• Monitor and control the distribution of supplies and equipment.

• Upon completing preceptor guidelines, perform preceptor duties and assist in educating non-certified technicians

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED

• Sterile Processing Distribution Certification (e.g., CRCST, CSPDT, CFER, or CER)must be maintained

• Military experience, such as Hospital Corpsmen (HM), Machinery Repairman (MR), Aircraft Maintenance Technician (2A3X3), Biomedical Equipment Specialist (68A), Small Arms Repairer (91F), considered

• Ability to use Computerized Instrument Tracking System to perform assigned duties, including 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 to five years of experience in Central Service/Sterile Processing areas

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting items that weigh 20-30 pounds.
• Requires the ability to push a fully loaded cart weighing up to 200+ pounds.
• Possible exposure to biological and chemical contamination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to within normal range.

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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