Sterile Processing Technician - Central Sterile - St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital

easyservice; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Health seeks a Sterile Processing Technician - Central Sterile at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. This full-time role requires handling sterilization and decontamination of patient care equipment, with rotating weekends and holidays, and on-call availability.

Strong adherence to AAMI, JCAHO, CDC, and state standards is essential. Qualifications include a high school diploma, CRCST/HSPA/CBSPD certification within 2 years, and preferred experience in a surgical setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• CRCST/HSPA/CBSPD certification within 2 years after hire (required).
• Recent surgical setting experience preferred.
• EPIC experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate and process surgical instruments per policy.
• Use detergents and disinfectants; follow safety precautions.
• Inventory, stock, and deliver supplies and equipment.
• Document quality assurance and instrument tracking activities.
• Operate sterilizers and verify aseptic packaging.
• Record activities and report variances affecting safety.
• Address infection control issues in transport of hazardous materials.
• Identify instruments by specialty and ensure proper testing.
• Be on call as scheduled.

Skills

Decontamination procedures

Sterilization techniques

Inventory management

Quality control

PPE and safety practices

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

EPIC system

Job description

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Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Work Shift: All Work Shifts (United States of America)

Sterile Processing Technician - Central Sterile - St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital

Shift/Schedule

Full Time - Scheduled for 40 Weekly Hours

Shift Times - All Shifts

Rotating Weekends and Holidays

Primary Function/General Purpose of Position

The Sterile Processing Technician Non-Certified, under general supervision, will inspect, clean, assemble, test, and processes patient care equipment, supplies, and instruments according to established policies and procedures and according to manufacturer's instructions for use. They will act in accordance to sterility per the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), The Joint Commission (JCAHO), Center for Disease Control (CDC), and state standards of practice. Primary duties may vary depending on area assigned.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs decontamination functions including manual cleaning and processing of surgical instrumentation and patient care equipment according to manufacturer's instructions for use.
• Applies proper knowledge of various detergents and chemical disinfectants for use in the decontamination and removal of blood, bone, and other body tissues from contaminated surgical equipment. Adheres to standard precautions while performing cleaning and sterilization duties.
• Inventories, stocks, and delivers supplies, carts, equipment to all facility areas as indicated per facility guidelines. Orders, restocks, labels, and maintains proper inventory levels. Rotates stock, inspecting for outdates per market requirements.
• Performs and documents quality control aspects of sterile processing using various information technology systems focusing on instrument tracking, surgery schedules, surgeon preference cards, supply ordering and management. Accurately maintains comprehensive quality assurance standards related to sterilization and infection control.
• Operates and understands various sterilizers and sterilizing techniques required to produce sterile packages for use in the surgical setting keeping package assembly aseptic protocols in mind. Monitors sterilization regularly ensuring quality assurance through chemical and biological indicators and integrators.
• Documents all activities as required within the outlined processes and reports variances that may affect the outcome of sterile products or patient care and safety.
• Identifies and resolves infection control issues in and around transport of biological hazardous materials, including the use of universal precautions and correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as sterile product identification.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the operation and testing of washers and/or disinfectors, steam, and hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizers, and other facility specific equipment and instrumentation.
• Identifies surgical instrumentation by surgical specialty: General, Gynecological, Robotic, ENT, Orthopedics, Neurological, Vascular, Obstetrical, Urological, etcetera. Including functionality testing, assembly and disassembly as required according to manufacturer's instructions for use.
• Accessible for "on call" as scheduled and is available within the time frames as indicated by the department.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Licensing/Certification

One of the following is required: Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) (certification required within 2 years after hired) or Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) (certified required within 2 years after hire) (required)

Education

High School Diploma or GED (required)

Work Experience

Recent experience in surgical setting (preferred)

Training

EPIC (preferred)

Patient Population

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development of the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age, specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in departmental policies and procedures.

Not applicable to this position

Working Conditions

• Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.
• May be exposed to high noise levels and bright lights.
• May be exposed to limited hazardous substances or body fluids.*
• May be exposed to human blood and other potentially infectious materials.*
• May be exposed to adverse weather conditions; cold, hot, dust, wind, etc.
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