Instrument Specialist Weekends - Atrium Health University City

About the role

Advocate Health Health Atrium University City - Sterile Processing Services

Responsibilities

• Adheres to safety standards.
• Transports and handles soiled and sterile items with appropriate traffic flow.
• Identifies, responds & reports malfunctions and/or alarms.
• Performs efficacy and quality testing for all processes and equipment.
• Operates and trouble shoots 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, loaner instrumentation.
• Processes flexible scopes using High Level Disinfection (HLD).
• Determines, prepares, and uses supplies required in the assembly process.
• Inspects, assembles, and checks for cleanliness & functionality utilizing count sheets for all general, laparoscopic, robotic, orthopedic, neuro, plastics, dental, cardiovascular, ophthalmologic, power, implant, loaner instrumentation.
• Packages and labels instrumentation following standards.
• Knowledge of weight limits on sets and equipment within department.
• Knowledge of handling 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.

Qualifications

• 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 to 40 lbs.

Skills

• Knowledge of weight limits on sets and equipment within department.
• Knowledge of how to handle vendor owned items (loaner, consignment).
• Knowledge of sterilization equipment functionality, operation, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of quality and infection prevention standards.

Benefits

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

Pay

Pay Range: $22.90 - $34.35

Schedule

Primarily weekends with shift during week