What are the responsibilities and job description for the CSP Tech III PRN-Central Sterile Processing position at The MetroHealth System (Cleveland, OH)?
Location: METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER
Biweekly Hours: 16.00
Shift: Rotation
For nearly two centuries, the MetroHealth System’s mission has been focused on delivering high-quality patient-centered care to all communities in Northeast Ohio. Today, through our state-of-the-art Level One Trauma Center, cutting-edge specialty care units, and dedicated caregivers, the system is working at the forefront of medicine to address the overall needs of our patients and eliminate healthcare disparities.
Position Summary
Biweekly Hours: 16.00
Shift: Rotation
For nearly two centuries, the MetroHealth System’s mission has been focused on delivering high-quality patient-centered care to all communities in Northeast Ohio. Today, through our state-of-the-art Level One Trauma Center, cutting-edge specialty care units, and dedicated caregivers, the system is working at the forefront of medicine to address the overall needs of our patients and eliminate healthcare disparities.
Position Summary
- Responsible for the decontamination, preparation, packaging, sterilization and storage of all surgical instrumentation including specialty instrumentation requiring intricate assembly and special care.
- Functions as liaison to the hospital staff, especially the operating room and labor and delivery room concerning the care and use of instruments and supplies.
- Upholds the mission, vision, values, and customer service standards of The MetroHealth System.
- High school diploma or passage of a high school equivalency exam.
- Two years experience in a Central Service Department, including one year experience in surgical instrument set assembly, or
- Completion of a surgical technician program, or
- Current certification – Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM)
- Current sterile processing/Central Service certification, or obtains within 6 months of employment.
- Good communication skills and phone etiquette.
- Knowledgeable in medical terminology.
- Ability to work independently and self-guided with a strong attention to detail.
- Basic PC skills.
- Experience with a materials management or operating room information system.
- Experience with instrument tracking system.
- May sit, stand, stoop, bend, and ambulate intermittently during the day.
- May need to sit or stand for extended periods.
- See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
- Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
- Ability to push/pull 350 pounds.
- Ability to lift 35 pounds.
- Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.
- Requires some exposure to chemicals.
Required Qualifications