Surgical Reprocessing Technician / 20 Hours / Day Shift

Henry Ford Health System; Royal Oak (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health System is seeking a Surgical Reprocessing Technician to support sterilization and preparation of surgical instruments for multiple hospital areas. The role reports to the Central Sterile department and operates in a day shift schedule.

The candidate will complete orientation, maintain clean, sterile processes, and assist the surgical teams with timely, accurate instrument readiness for procedures. Interpersonal skills and certification are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Completion of a medical terminology course is preferred.
• Central Service Certification is required; BCLS is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, inspects, assembles, packages, disinfects/sterilizes surgical products for inpatient, outpatient, OR, ER, delivery and satellites.
• Documents and monitors all sterilization processes including steam, ethanol, Sterrad and high level disinfectants.
• Ensures monitoring methods comply with standards.
• Provides instrumentation for pending cases and assembles procedure-specific case carts.
• Receives, unpacks, shelves supplies and maintains proper par levels.
• Coordinates with surgical teams to ensure supplies are available when needed.
• Prepares case carts according to surgeon's preference for supplies, equipment, instruments and implants.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Central Service Certification

Medical terminology course

BCLS preferred

Job description

Surgical Reprocessing Technician / 20 Hours / Day Shift

• Under general supervision of the Coordinator/Manager/Director cleans, inspects, assembles, packages disinfects/sterilizes all surgical products used to support physicians and surgical team in the inpatient, outpatient departments, Operating room, Emergency Room, Delivery Room and satellites.
• Documents and monitors all sterilization processes in assigned areas including but not limited to: steam, ETOH, Sterrad and high level disinfectants.
• Ensures all monitoring methods are compliant with the standards.
• Supplies the needs of various departments requiring the services of the department by properly meeting and anticipating the instrumentation needs for pending cases for assembly of procedure specific case carts needs.
• Receives, unpacks, shelves supplies and stock while maintaining appropriate par levels with rotation sterile supply management principles.
• Works with the surgical specialty teams to ensure that the supplies for each patient are available when needed.
• Proactive coordination of preparing the case cart according to the surgeon's preference card for the supplies, equipment, instruments and implants needed for each patient.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Completion of medical terminology course is preferred.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with patients and hospital personnel.
• Completion of the 120-day orientation:
  • Successfully completes department and hospital orientation process
  • Competence maintained during evaluation year to include department standards, objectives, in-service and continuing education.
• Central Service Certification.
• BCLS preferred.
• Central Service Certification.
• BCLS preferred.

• Organization: Henry Ford Medical Group
• Department: Central Sterile - RO
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affi… Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan.

• Dental and eye care coverage.
• Tuition assistance.
• Family forming benefits.
• Discounts to dozens of businesses.

Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

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