Sterile Processing Technician - Central Sterile Processing - Evening

WellSpan Health; Ephrata (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Certified Central Sterile Processing Technician. This full-time position involves processing and sterilizing surgical instruments while collaborating with nursing staff to ensure the availability of sterile supplies. Candidates must have relevant certifications and experience, along with strong communication skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Short-term disability

Educational assistance

Financial education and support

Wellness and wellbeing programs

Caregiver support

Childcare referral service

Qualifications

• 2 years experience as a Certified Central Sterile Processing Technician required.
• Certification required: Certified Registered Central Service Technician or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician.

Responsibilities

• Processes supplies and equipment, performs cleaning and sterilization.
• Collaborates with nursing staff to provide sterile instrument sets in a timely manner.
• Maintains specialty instrument inventory and coordinates with materials management.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Analytical decision making

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Schedule
Full Time, Evening Shift (80 hours biweekly)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 3:00pm - 1:30pm
Rotation: Every 7th weekend on call / 1 Holiday call per year

General Summary

Collaborates with supervisor and Operating Room service line RN Coordinators to provide resources and services for service specific instrumentation, supplies and equipment, coordinating and implementing surgical instrument processing according to the workflow of each specialty. Processes supplies and equipment, performs cleaning and sterilization duties and prepares instrument sets, supplies, loaner and consigned instruments in the Central Sterile Processing area. Maintains recommended standards for set assembly, decontamination, inspection, containerizing and sterilization of surgical instruments. Performs sterilization, assembly and storage of medical supplies and equipment. Collaborates with the Perioperative Nursing staff to provide sterile instrument sets, equipment and case carts in an accurate and timely manner. Performs a variety of lead technician functions such as, acting as a liaison between sterile processing staff members, supervisors and the operating room RN Specialty Coordinator(s), serving as the specialty resource, participating in performance improvement (PI) initiatives, trouble shooting daily operational issues impeding workflow of the specialty, orientation of specialty team members and other duties as assigned. Assists in maintaining consistent and continuous workflow, providing superior customer service.

Essential Functions:

• Assembles all specialty service instrumentation as priority, maintaining specialty instrument inventory of sets and instrumentation.
• Maintains instruments for service-specific specialties; collaborates with the CSP Supervisor and the O.R Service Line RN Coordinators (e.g. Open Heart, Neuro, Ortho, Thoracic, Vascular, GYN, GU, ENT, Eye, Dental, General, etc.)
• Communicates with materials management via the Central Sterile Processing management team for procurement of instrumentation specific to assigned service.
• Coordinates with supervisor in order to maintain instrument sharpening/repair schedule for assigned service line instrumentation.
• Decontaminates instruments, supplies and equipment according to established policies and procedures.
• Cleans, assembles, wraps, containerizes, sterilizes and stores supplies and instrument trays.
• Sterilizes instruments, equipment and supplies as required; handles and stores instruments, equipment and supplies appropriately.
• Performs biological and chemical monitoring in accordance with quality assurance standards.
• Reviews the daily surgical schedule with CSP supervisor and obtains instruments, supplies and equipment for scheduled and emergent procedures.
• Assembles case carts; places instrument sets and supplies appropriately for each procedure cart.
• Operates and maintains washers/sterilizers, ultrasonic machine, steam and Sterrad sterilizers, heat sealers and additional equipment and machinery as needed. Performs/assigns daily cleaning of equipment and machines.
• Maintains the Biological Monitoring System/Records of instrument processing and IUS Sterilizers used in the perioperative setting.

Common Expectations:

• Assists supervisor in establishing assignments for service-specific team members, developing programs and determining instrument and equipment needs based on the surgical schedule.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Participates in educational programs and inservice meetings.
• Mentors and orients CSP technician staff to department standard operating procedures as assigned.
• Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency while providing outstanding service and utilizes resources to optimize cost efficiency and maintain the standards of care to our customer.
• Attends meetings as required.
• Distributes supplies and equipment to units in a timely fashion.
• Maintains the cleanliness of work areas as required.
• Assumes role as charge technician as assigned
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma or GED Required

Work Experience:

• 2 years Experience as a Certified Central Sterile Processing Technician. Required

Licenses:

• Certified Registered Central Service Technician Upon Hire Required or
• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician Upon Hire Required and
• Certified Endoscope Reprocessor Upon Hire Preferred or
• Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor Upon Hire Preferred and
• Basic Life Support Upon Hire Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent oral, written and computer skills.
• Proficiency in transporting and disposing of hazardous materials per hospital policy.
• Must have developed analytical decision making abilities.
• Must be capable of working in team environment with staff of varying backgrounds.
• Must also be able to work with Perioperative Nursing staff to coordinate processing of instrument sets to accommodate the daily O.R. case load.

Benefits Offered:

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability
• Educational assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Wellness and Wellbeing programs
• Caregiver support via Weallthy
• Childcare referral service via Wellthy

WellSpan Health's vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region's largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.

WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

One of eight premier hospitals in the WellSpan system, WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital offers a full range of leading-edge inpatient, outpatient and emergent care services. The hospital is noted for its distinct ability to combine state-of-the-art medical technology with quality, compassionate care to meet the needs of the more than 550,000 residents of northern Lancaster County and the surrounding area. As a full-service, non-profit acute-care hospital, with a 141 licensed bed capacity, WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital admits approximately 5,500 patients annually. Nearby WellSpan Ephrata Cancer Center supports the hospital as part of WellSpan's regional network of five cancer centers. WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital was one of several WellSpan Health hospitals honored by U.S. News & World Report with the High Performing recognition for 2022-23.