Sterile Processing Aide — Fast-Paced, Patient-Focused

mercycare; United States; On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,444,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy seeks a Central Sterile Aide to support patient-centered care through pre-cleaning, cleaning, assembling, packaging and reprocessing of reusable medical devices. The role requires integrity and adaptability to a fast-paced environment across Mercy sites in the Cedar Rapids area.

Qualifications include English fluency, a high school diploma, and strong teamwork and customer service skills. Wages are paid hourly with a 40-hour work week.

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 all Mercy sites of care as required by the department.
• General understanding of processes and department workflow.
• Learns/Utilizes wrapping methods and packaging processes for instrumentation.
• Follows policy and procedures set forth by the department and organization.
• Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Skills

English fluency

Math skills

multitasking

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Mercy seeks a Central Sterile Aide to support patient-centered care through pre-cleaning, cleaning, assembling, packaging and reprocessing of reusable medical devices. The role requires integrity and adaptability to a fast-paced environment across Mercy sites in the Cedar Rapids area.

Qualifications include English fluency, a high school diploma, and strong teamwork and customer service skills. Wages are paid hourly with a 40-hour work week.