What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterile Processing Technician - Supply Sterile Processing position at CHRISTUS Health System?
The Sterile Processing Department at CHRISTUS Surgical Hospital plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and efficacy of all surgical procedures. Sterile Processing is responsible for ensuring that all surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies are properly sterilized and prepared for use in surgery. Our technicians adhere to strict sterilization and safety protocols.
The facility has 33 beds, 11 Operating Rooms, 2 Endoscopy Procedure rooms, and 3 Isolation Rooms. Our primary surgical procedure is orthopedic surgery with a particular focus on hip and knee replacement surgery using the exclusive and less invasive MAKOplasty procedure.
In addition, we offer a wide range of other surgical procedures, including general ENT, eye, podiatry, dental, plastics, bariatrics, and GYN.
We are committed to providing the best surgical care by focusing on our patients and their needs. We maintain an environment where our surgeons and staff always deliver both excellent and compassionate care, resulting in superior patient outcomes. We also prioritize a positive work culture, including a motivated, team-oriented staff.
Summary:
This Job is responsible for decontamination, cleaning, processing, assembling, sterilizing, storage and distribution of reusable medical devices and supplies used in patient care. The Job is also responsible for the assembly and dispatch of surgical case carts.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Decontaminates and cleans reusable equipment/instruments in accordance with the departmental and OSHA standards.
- Assembles, sterilizes, stores and distributes medical devices and supplies for patient care.
- Adheres to procedures in accordance with departmental and OSHA guidelines when working with materials—Departmental standards are based on AMI- Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
- Organizes, assembles and dispatches surgical case carts based on computer generated physician preference cards.
- Performs physical inventories of floor stock and SPD to ensure accuracy and integrity of system processes. Provides input on PAR levels. Works and collaborate effort with Material Management in the monitoring of supply usage, storage and organization of materials.
- Operates and understands inventory control devices and programs-Meditech
- Effectively communicates with inter/intradepartmental associates. Demonstrates ability to initiate, receive and relay calls and messages accurately.
- Demonstrates competence to perform assigned responsibilities is a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of the members served by the department.
- Appropriately adapts assigned assessment, treatment, and/or service methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific and other developmental needs of each member served.
- Takes personal responsibility to ensure compliance with all policies, procedures and standards as promulgated by state and federal agencies, the hospital, and other regulatory entities.
- Performs all duties in a manner that protects the confidentiality of patients and does not solicit or disclose any confidential information unless it is necessary in the performance of assigned job duties.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
Experience
- 6 to 12 months of practical application experience gained on the job in all facets of sterile processing considered
- Sterile processing experience preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- HSPA Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER) or Certified Registered Central Sterile Tech (CRCST) preferred
Work Schedule:
11AM - 7:30PM
Work Type:
Full Time