Sterile Processing Aide — Fast-Paced Hospital Team

Mercycare; Cedar Rapids, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 1,929,000 - 2,755,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a full-time Central Sterile Aide to support patient-centered care by pre-cleaning, cleaning, assembling, packaging and reprocessing reusable medical devices. The role requires high integrity, the ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment, and willingness to support multiple areas of the organization.

You will transport, clean, package and reprocess instruments, learn wrapping methods, follow department procedures, attend staff

Qualifications

• Must read, write, speak, and comprehend English fluently.
• Perform simple math.
• Able to work with frequent interruptions and handle multiple tasks.
• Have excellent customer service skills and be a team player.

Responsibilities

• Transports, cleans, and packages reusable medical devices (e.g. scopes, surgical instruments, probes, containers).
• Understands reprocessing concepts and workflow.
• Transports both dirty and clean instruments to/from end user areas.
• Packages instruments.
• Cleans reusable instrumentation.
• Completes initial and annual competencies as required by the department.
• Attends mandatory staff meetings and in-services.
• Assists vendors with loaner trays as necessary.
• Provides coverage across Mercy sites of care as required by the department.
• Learns/Utilizes wrapping methods and packaging processes for instrumentation.

Skills

English fluency

Basic math

Customer service

Team player

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a full-time Central Sterile Aide to support patient-centered care by pre-cleaning, cleaning, assembling, packaging and reprocessing reusable medical devices. The role requires high integrity, the ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment, and willingness to support multiple areas of the organization.

You will transport, clean, package and reprocess instruments, learn wrapping methods, follow department procedures, attend staff