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CERTIFIED STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN
Department: Sterile Processing
Schedule: 40 hours per week, Day Shift, 3:30am - 12:00pm, Monday - Friday with rotating weekends
Hospital: Henry Ford St John Hospital
Location: Detroit, MI
Sign on bonus: $7,500
GENERAL SUMMARY:
- Inspects, assembles and evaluates all surgical instruments and instrument sets to ensure quality, determine need for repair/replacement, validates completeness of set, and facilitates effective sterilization.
- Responsibilities: Operates sterilization equipment and inspects instruments, equipment, and containers to ensure cleanliness and proper functioning.
- Performs decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to instructions for use (IFUs) and established protocols.
- Corrects instrument sets according to current standards, established count sheets and/or instrument tracking systems.
- Maintains proper levels of inventory to ensure availability for case carts.
- Performs regular quality assurance program audits of peers.
REQUIREMENTS:
- High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
- Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.
- One or more of the following required:
- Central Service Tech specializing in Sterile Processing credentialed from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
- Central Service Tech specializing in Sterile Processing credentialed from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
- 1-year of sterile processing experience as an SPD technician preferred.
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