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Sterile Processing Technician- Dental
$32k-40k (estimate)
Full Time | Social & Legal Services
2 Months Ago
The Chickasaw Nation is Hiring a Sterile Processing Technician- Dental Near Ada, OK
Sterile Processing Technician- Dental - 6031
Ada, OK | Health | Full Time
Posted 2 days ago | Apply before March 23, 2024
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We are currently looking for a Full Time Sterile Processing Technician- Dental to join our Sterile Processing Team team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.
Summary:
Performs the overall cleaning, decontamination, assembly and dispensing of surgical instruments, equipment and supplies needed for daily procedures performed.
Responsibilities:
- Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
- Greets and engages with a smile
- Determines and meets needs
- Seeks positive experience and outcomes
- Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
- Partners with internal and external services as needed to ensure appropriate referral is made
- Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
- Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Shares responsibilities for maintaining adequate supplies and equipment
- Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
- Observes and addresses potential environmental hazards and risks
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
- May provide break coverage for others as assigned
- May augment staff in other areas as needed based on staffing and needs ratio in regularly assigned unit
- Maintain knowledge of and follow all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
- Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area
- Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information in accordance with HIPAA regulations
- Utilizes proper personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriately
- Completes sterile processing procedures
- Cleans, disinfects, assembles, packages, records, sterilizes, and stores all instruments and equipment used for patient care
- Performs daily testing of sterilization equipment and reporting defective equipment to sterile processing supervisor
- Properly records daily testing of sterilization equipment
- Notifies supervisor immediately for any failed diagnostic testing on sterilization equipment
- Limits traffic in and out of the sterilization areas by transporting sterile instruments to their designated area(s)
- Cleans all sterilization areas and equipment according to guidelines on daily/weekly/monthly schedules
- Checks all sterilization areas for expirations on any sterilization products used
- Assists with transporting instruments to other facilities for sterilization processing when equipment is nonoperational
- Monitors surgery schedules daily, identifying general, specific and potential needs for all cases
- All other duties as assigned
Competencies:
Essential:
- Follow instructions, written or oral
- Ensures compliance
- Adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
- Ability to work independently
- Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
- Read, understand and apply regulations and policies
- Ability to plan, organize and follow through on assignments
- Communicates verbally with team, departments, guests and management
- Writes effective communications with team, departments, guests and management
Skills:
Experience:
Essential:
- No prior experience required.
Education:
Essential:
- High School, GED or Equivalent
Credentials:
Essential:
- Pass general background check
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician
Working Conditions:
Essential:
- Hospital or Clinic
- Potential exposure to biohazards
- Potential exposure to contagious diseases
- May be required to assist individuals who are emotionally disturbed
- Interacts with patients in difficult and/or emergency situations
- Pass pre-employment drug test
- Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
- Frequently assist with lifting patients
- Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs
- Standing up to 100% of shift
- Visual acuity for detail, distance, color, depth perception
- Walk up to 100% of shift
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Social & Legal Services
SALARY
$32k-40k (estimate)
POST DATE
03/26/2023
EXPIRATION DATE
05/12/2024
WEBSITE
chickasaw.net
HEADQUARTERS
ADA, OK
SIZE
100 - 200
TYPE
Private
CEO
JOHNNA WALKER
REVENUE
$5M - $10M
INDUSTRY
Social & Legal Services
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About The Chickasaw Nation
The Chickasaw Nation is a government organization that provides programs and services that includes community, culture, education and legal.
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