Sterile Processing Technician Certified

Mclaren-Health-Care; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to perform decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment. The role requires a high school diploma, completion of an approved sterile processing course, and CBSPD or HSPA certification.

It is a full-time, on-site position with responsibilities including monitoring wash solutions, inventory

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of approved sterile processing course and certification as a sterile processing technician by CBSPD or HSPA.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies and equipment and assembles, wraps and sterilizes trays of instruments.
• Monitors wash solution quality for decontamination and sterilization.
• Sorts mismatched sets and makes them available to sterile processing customers.
• Restocks, labels, inventory management and requisitions for instruments and equipment.

Skills

Sterile processing

Decontamination & sterilization

Inventory management

Quality control

Education

CBSPD certification

HSPA certification

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Position Summary: P e r f orms a nd p a rti c ipat e sin de c ontamination, cl e a nin g , a ssembli n g , p a c k a gin g , s ca n nin g , ste r ili z a tion, stor a g e a nddistribution ofr e us a ble s ur g i c a l instrument a tion a nd e quipm e nt.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities as Assigned:

• D e c ontaminat e s a nd st e r i li z e sinstrum e nts, m e dic a l suppli e s a nd e quipm e nt, and a ssembles, w r a ps a nd st e rili z e s tr a y s of instrum e n ts. F ollows p r op e r st a n d a rd pr e ca utions whilein decontamination and st e riliz a tion a r e a s.
• Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
• Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• R e stocks, lab e ls, and m a i ntainsinv e nto r y , submits r e quisitions, c oll ec ts anddistribut e s instrum e nts, tra y s, c r a sh ca rts, a nd f ac ili t y m e dical equipment.

5. Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.

6. V e ri f ies th a t equipment f un c tions prop e r l y , r e qui s itions for e quipm e nt m a int e n a n ce , r e p a ir orr e pl a ce ment, a n d r e moves d e f ec tive e quipm e nt.

7. Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.

8. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of approved sterile processing course and certification as a sterile processing technician by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA).

Preferred:

• Prior experience in sterile processing preferred.

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26004398
• Daily Work Times: 11p-730a
• On Call: Yes

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.