SPD Process Tech (PT, Evenings) - TJUH

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a sterile processing technician to decontaminate, assemble and sterilize surgical instruments for the Operating Room and other departments.

The role requires CRCST certification, a high school diploma or equivalent, and at least 6 months of experience. You will operate automated and cart washers and use the Abacus Instrument Tracking System to assemble trays and peel pouched items.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• CRCST certification required; provisional CRCST not accepted.
• Minimum 6 months of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate, tray assemble and sterilize surgical instrumentation.
• Disassemble, reassemble, package and sterilize instruments following policy.
• Operate washers and sterilizers per manufacturer instructions and department policy.
• Use Abacus Tracking System in tray assembly and peel pouched items.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CRCST REQUIRED

Tools

Abacus Instrument Tracking System

Automated washers

Ultrasonic washers

Sterilizers

Job description

Positions & Shift

Number of Positions In Requisition 1 Job Details The required shift for this position is Friday/Saturday 3 p.m. - 11:15 p.m.

Primary Responsibilities

Skill in the decontamination, tray assembly and sterilization of surgical instruments for the Operating Room and other departments requiring the reprocessing of surgical instrumentation.

Essential Functions

• Cleans, disassembles, sorts, decontaminates, reassembles, packages and sterilizes reusable surgical instrumentation following manufacturer’s guidelines and departmental policy and procedure.
• Operates automated washers, cart washers, ultrasonic washers, and sterilizers in a safe and efficient manner following manufacturers’ written instructions and department policy and procedure.
• Uses the Abacus Instrument Tracking System in the assembly of surgical trays and peel pouched items.
• Demonstrates good communication skills, verbal and non-verbal, when interacting with internal and external customers.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent required. CRCST REQUIRED Provisional CRCST not accepted Minimum 6 months of experience preferred.

Work Shift

Workday Evening (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular Employee

Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address

111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

About Jefferson Health

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Equal Opportunity

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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Mission & Invitation

In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.