Sterile Core Tech, Sterile Processing, Northside Hospital Forsyth

Northside Hospital Inc.; Cumming (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital is seeking a Sterile Core Technician to coordinate the flow of surgical case supplies and serve as a liaison between the Sterile Processing Department and the OR. The role involves supporting process improvements and quality initiatives with a strong focus on instrument knowledge and OR efficiency.

REQUIRED: High school diploma; preferred: CST with 2 years OR experience or Surgical Technologist with 5 years OR experience; color vision must be adequate for unit-specific roles.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year of experience as a Sterile Core Technician.
• Certified Central Service Technician with 2 years surgical processing experience
• or Surgical Technologist with five (5) years of operating room experience.
• Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the flow of surgical case supplies and oversees daily SPD-OR activities to facilitate case flow.
• Assists in projects, process improvement and quality initiatives.
• Promotes customer service/satisfaction through training, education and resolution of OR frictions for the facility.
• Requires advanced knowledge of surgical instruments, their uses, location, and substitutions.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

The Sterile Core Technician coordinates the flow of surgical case supplies. Coordination and oversight of daily activities between the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) and the OR to facilitate case flow. Responsible for assisting in projects, process improvement and quality initiatives. Promotes customer service/satisfaction through training, education and resolution of OR frictions for the facility. The Sterile Core Technician requires advanced knowledge of surgical instruments, their uses, location, and appropriate substitutions. Care and/or service provided is not in direct contact to neonates, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient populations.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• High school diploma or equivalent.

PREFERRED

• One (1) year of experience as a Sterile Core Technician.
• Certified Central Service Technician with (2) years surgical processing experience

or Surgical Technologist with five (5) years of operating room experience.

• Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.

Work Hours:

3p-11p

Weekend Requirements:

Yes