Certified Instrument Specialist - Atrium Health Lake Norman

About the Role

Accountable for surgical instruments needed for cases within six service line specialties. Decontaminates, assembles, inspects, packages, sterilizes, stores, distributes, and tracks instruments using quality and infection prevention standards. Trains peers on complex instrumentation, serves as a preceptor and informal educator. Serves as a shift lead in the absence of a supervisor or coordinator.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to safety standards.
• Transports and handles soiled and sterile items with appropriate traffic flow.
• Identifies, responds, and reports malfunctions and/or alarms.
• Performs efficacy and quality testing for all processes and equipment.
• Operates and troubleshoots equipment with safety standards.
• Identifies manual and/or mechanical cleaning according to the manufacturer's IFU for all general, laparoscopic, robotic, orthopedic, neuro, plastics, dental, cardiovascular, ophthalmologic, power, implant, and loaner instrumentation.
• Performs flexible scope processing utilizing High Level Disinfection (HLD).
• Determines, prepares, and uses supplies required in the assembly process.
• Identifies, inspects, and assembles for all general, laparoscopic, robotic, orthopedic, neuro, plastics, dental, cardiovascular, ophthalmologic, power, implant, and loaner instrumentation checking for cleanliness and functionality utilizing count sheets.
• Packages and labels instrumentation following standards.
• Knowledge of weight limits on sets and equipment within department.
• Knowledge of how to handle vendor-owned items (loaner, consignment).
• Determines sterilization equipment functionality, operation, monitoring, and maintenance with verification and documentation of sterilization process.
• Performs high temperature (steam) and low temperature (gas plasma, ethylene oxide, chemical) sterilization.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 5 years experience and demonstrated proficiency in at least 6 service line specialties required.
• Certified Sterile Processing Technician (CSPDT) / Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) required.
• Certified Surgical Instrument Specialist (CSIS) / Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) preferred.
• Membership in a professional central / sterile processing organization preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Works in-patient care areas independently under stressful conditions.
• Continuous standing and walking; bending and/or stooping; reaching and/or stretching; pushing and/or pulling heavy loads.
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.

Pay

Pay Range: $22.90 - $34.35 per hour

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Monday through Friday, 0700-1530, with rotating call requirements on weekends.

Benefits

• Base compensation within the listed pay range based on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.

About the Organization

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.