Sterile Processing Supervisor

15400 Intermountain Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 56,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Intermountain Health at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician. You will disassemble, clean, decontaminate, wrap, sterilize, and inventory instruments for multiple surgical specialties, ensuring compliance with state/federal regulations and maintaining accurate records.

The role requires a Central Processing Certification from HSPA and prior SPD experience; you may train students and collaborate with OR staff. Nights, full-time, benefits eligible.

Qualifications

• Central Processing Certification from HSPA.
• Experience as a Sterile Processing Technician.
• Able to work nights and overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments.
• Identify, assemble, wrap, label, and sterilize instruments for procedures.
• Perform biological and chemical sterilization tests and document results.
• Test decontamination/sterilization equipment daily/weekly.
• Collaborate with OR staff to manage errors and priority needs.
• Train and precept students and new SPD technicians.

Skills

Sterile Processing

Central Processing Certification

HSPA certification

Job description

Job Description: This position is a HSPA certified technician, responsible for ensuring that all basic surgical supplies, instruments and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed and tracked in a quality / timely manner throughout the large-size hospital for basic procedures and all surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. orthopedics, neuro, and vascular). Leads an assigned area (i.e. decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, case carts, or the center core) when required. Utilizes applications and technology to accurately facilitate record keeping in accordance with State and Federal regulations. May be required to work overtime based on business need, may be required to float to other departments (within the scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need, may be required to be placed on-call based on business needs.

Schedule: Nights Full-time, Benefits Eligible Essential Functions Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic medical procedures and all surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. Orthopedics, neuro, and Vascular). Identify, Assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack, label and sterilize surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic procedures and 4+ surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. Orthopedics, neuro, and Vascular). Perform, read, validate and record all biological and chemical sterilization tests and parameters before making equipment available for use. Perform and document daily and weekly testing of decontamination and sterilization equipment. Clean, troubleshoot and correctly use CP equipment. Collaborate with the Operating Room staff to manage errors and facilitate priority needs. Collaborate with medical equipment/instrumentation vendors to check-in, prepare, sterilize and check-out requested equipment/instrumentation. We will train and document the competencies to perform these duties independently and without close supervision. Have responsibilities outside of clinical operations for day-to-day work such as (education, ordering of instrumentation, sterile processing software management, management of implants, quality control, lead repair services, and manage preference cards). This position is expected to teach, train, orient and precept students and new SPD Techs. Will validate all the Sterile Processing proficiencies in our education system. Work with medical equipment/instrumentation vendors to check-in, prepare, sterilize and check-out requested equipment/instrumentation Print off a needs list and collect all the necessary items needed for surgical/medical procedures. Issue sterile supplies to areas of the hospital or regional campuses. Issue and receive durable, moveable clinical equipment. Perform inventory duties, such as locating, equipment and consumable products at your facility or other facilities and work with SCO to send items to the utilizing hospital or department when required. Communicate effectively both verbally and written with providers, caregivers, and vendors. Teach, train, orient and precept students and new SPD caregivers explaining concepts in addition to modeling correct and safe practice. Help validate all our basic competencies for Sterile Processing within our education system. Locate, read and perform a manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU).

Responsibilities

• Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic medical procedures and all surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. Orthopedics, neuro, and Vascular).
• Identify, Assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack, label and sterilize surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic procedures and 4+ surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. Orthopedics, neuro, and Vascular).
• Perform, read, validate and record all biological and chemical sterilization tests and parameters before making equipment available for use.
• Perform and document daily and weekly testing of decontamination and sterilization equipment.
• Clean, troubleshoot and correctly use CP equipment.
• Collaborate with the Operating Room staff to manage errors and facilitate priority needs.
• Collaborate with medical equipment/instrumentation vendors to check-in, prepare, sterilize and check-out requested equipment/instrumentation.
• We will train and document the competencies to perform these duties independently and without close supervision.
• Have responsibilities outside of clinical operations for day-to-day work such as (education, ordering of instrumentation, sterile processing software management, management of implants, quality control, lead repair services, and manage preference cards).
• This position is expected to teach, train, orient and precept students and new SPD Techs.
• Will validate all the Sterile Processing proficiencies in our education system.
• Work with medical equipment/instrumentation vendors to check-in, prepare, sterilize and check-out requested equipment/instrumentation.
• Print off a needs list and collect all the necessary items needed for surgical/medical procedures.
• Issue sterile supplies to areas of the hospital or regional campuses.
• Issue and receive durable, moveable clinical equipment.
• Perform inventory duties, such as locating, equipment and consumable products at your facility or other facilities and work with SCO to send items to the utilizing hospital or department when required.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and written with providers, caregivers, and vendors.
• Teach, train, orient and precept students and new SPD caregivers explaining concepts in addition to modeling correct and safe practice.
• Help validate all our basic competencies for Sterile Processing within our education system.
• Locate, read and perform a manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU).

Minimum Qualifications

• Central Processing Certification from HSPA (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association)
• Demonstrated experience as a Sterile Processing Technician

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Sterile Processing Department software CER or CIS certification through HSPA 1.5 years of sterile processing experience
• Experience with Sterile Processing Department software CER or CIS certification through HSPA 2 years of sterile processing experience

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
• May have the same physical requirements as those of clinical or patient care jobs, when the leader takes clinical shifts.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location: Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center Work City: Murray Work State: Utah Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $26.74 - $41.28

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