Certified Sterile Processing Technician Lead PHX Trauma ES

About the role

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Responsibilities

• Provide services in the decontamination and sterile processing areas whenever monitoring of sterilizers is needed.
• Collaborate with OR staff to provide sterile instruments and equipment needed for operative procedures.
• Assist with ongoing inventory of sterile supplies, equipment, schedule completion and communication for the department.
• Perform duties in an independent manner with little or no supervision.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert with thorough knowledge of instrumentation, equipment and supplies.
• Support leadership while performing as an integral part of OR team with additional job requirements and limited supervision.
• Demonstrate accountability for operating room readiness ensuring sterile surgical instrumentation and disposable supplies are complete and ready for a procedure prior to the preceding patient leaving the operating room.
• Perform proper care and handling of all general and specialty instrumentation including cleaning, decontamination, disassemble/reassembly, quality assurance, instrument identification, set assembly, packaging, sterilization, and distribution of surgical instrumentation for PeriOp Services, hospital departments, and clinics.
• Apply judgment in determining the priority level of instrumentation and equipment requests for a specific specialty service line or shift.
• Recommend scheduling of procedures based on equipment and instrument needs to ensure effective patient flow.
• Coordinate with department staff to ensure service line priorities are met and completed in a timely manner.
• Possess in-depth knowledge of service line/shift and precept new employees at all levels regarding service line with respect to specific issues, troubleshooting and training to include Competency Achievement Plan signoff.
• Oversee assigned service line in a competent and professional manner.
• Investigate, propose solutions, follow through with issues from various department staff such as sterile processing, OR, core support and hospital supported areas to ensure safe effective patient care.
• Confirm problem resolution and report to leadership all related staff and service issues.
• Review current and future OR schedules, project future equipment and instrument needs while ensuring instruments will be processed and ready to meet the daily OR schedule.
• Inventory instrumentation and trays for service line and order appropriate replacements or additional depending on usage.
• Collaborate with OR Manager on the number of tray/sets and instruments needed, making recommendations to inventory levels to meet changing demands.
• Assist the Operating Room and other areas in the procurement of medical supplies, instruments, and sterile processing issues.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• National certification as a SPD Technician (CSPDT) or Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST).
• Proficiency level typically acquired with two years of sterile processing experience including knowledge of surgical instrumentation, patient related supplies, materials and equipment, aseptic and sterilization techniques.
• Mechanical aptitude with the ability to break down moving parts, clean, lubricate and reassemble.
• Ability to problem solve incomplete trays and missing instrumentation.
• Effective organizational, communication and human relation skills as the incumbent will be coordinating several projects simultaneously and working closely with all levels of staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous leadership experience.
• Computer skills.
• Additional related education and/or experience.

Schedule

• Employment Type: Full time
• Hours per Week: 40
• Shift: Evening
• Schedule: 2:30 PM - 11 PM
• On Call: Yes
• Weekends: Yes
• Holidays: Yes