Lead Central Sterile CRCST

Who We Are

Our award-winning Bariatric Practice is based on providing exemplary customer service, while assisting patients to achieve their weight loss goals. With the support of our employees and our team of skilled bariatric surgeons, we use innovative systems to successfully get our patients on the path to improved health. We serve patients in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

How You’ll Serve Our Patients

Every day is an opportunity to grow and provide better outcomes at every level. Whether your interests lie as medical staff, administrative, facilities or marketing, every individual plays an important part in our success and the success of our patients. We are a fast-paced growing practice that is always looking for new talent and great employees to enhance our team.

You will serve patients daily in a multitude of ways:

What Is In It For You

Medical Insurance, Dental & Vision Insurance, 401k & 4% Match, Employer Paid Life and AD&D insurance, Paid Time Off and Sick Time, 7 Holidays, Career Growth & Development. Compensation is $35.00 - $40.00 per hour based upon experience.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates knowledge of the decontamination, cleaning, prepping, and sterilization of surgical instruments, reusable supplies, and equipment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization equipment and its use in the decontamination/sterilization processing area.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the SP technician duties, including:
• Understanding the use and handling of chemicals used in the SP area.
• Commitment to following the recommended instructions for decontaminating, cleaning,
  
  

sonification, drying, flushing, sterilizing, etc., items in the SP area

• Use of appropriate biological and chemical monitoring with documentation of such
• rotating of processed instruments
• inspection of said items
• Demonstrates a commitment to follow "Instructions For Use" (IFU) information from manufacturers related to all items that flow through the SP area.
• Create a staff schedule based on the center's daily volume and adjust accordingly.
• Ensure loaner trays are properly documented upon tray arrival and departure from the center.
• Monitor the surgical schedule to anticipate instrumentation, equipment, and reusable medical supply needs.
• Remove defective items from service and replace missing items, and when items are missing.
• Maintains the most up-to-date tray count sheets and ensures they are placed in every tray.
• Maintains accurate, detailed documentation.
• Assist in cost-saving initiatives by ordering supplies based on the center's projected volume.
• Assist in the training of any newly hired SPD staff.
• Pursues additional knowledge and training to remain current on standards and regulations relating to the sterile processing area.
• Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his or her responsibilities related to general safety, center/service safety, and specific job-related hazards.
• Follows the center exposure control plans/blood-borne and airborne pathogens.
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.
• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a center team to facilitate the center's ability to meet its goals and objectives.
• Assumes all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Supervisory and Managerial Responsibility

• Create a staff schedule based on the center's daily volume and adjust accordingly.
• Assist in the training of any newly hired SPD staff.
• Assist in cost-saving initiatives by ordering supplies based on the center's projected volume.
  
  

Qualifications

Education, Licensure or Certification:

Required

• GED or High School diploma
• One-year certificate from college or technical school
• Minimum 5 years of experience as an SP tech.
• CPR certification required
  
  

Work Experience Or Related Experience

• Required: Minimum 5 years of experience as a lead steri le processing CRCST
• Preferred: 1 year of prior supervisory experience.
  
  

Physical Requirements And Demands

• Works in a well-lighted and ventilated climate-controlled environment with complicated equipment, some equipment with moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to outdoor climate.
• May be exposed to patients who have communicable diseases. With proper techniques, this risk should be minimized.
• Risk of radiation exposure with radiology equipment.
• May be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
• Excellent personal hygiene is required to keep patients clean and safe
• Has Category 1 risk of exposure to infectious diseases but receives training in hand washing practices and
• Universal Precautions and has access to personal protective equipment if direct exposure is anticipated. Is subject to interruptions, noise, and odors daily.
• Quiet to moderate noise levels. Must be able to hear alarms on equipment, patient call-alarms, patient calls, overhead pages, and instructions from physicians or staff.