Sterile Processing Tech - Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Software Management: Development and maintenance of Instrument Tracking software, troubleshooting issues, and managing work orders.
• Inventory Management: Handling ingress and egress of loaned and consigned instrumentation, managing sterilization parameters, and training caregivers on sterilization processes.
• Clinical Support: Providing support for clinical education on new instrumentation, developing policies for care and handling, and reporting vendor noncompliance.
• Collaboration: Working with Specialty Charge Nurses, Sterile Processing, Material Management team, and other stakeholders to facilitate timely and accurate ordering of instrumentation.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • Experience: Two (2) years of sterile processing experience OR five (5) years of OR materials coordination experience.
  • Licenses/Certifications: Must obtain one of the following certifications within 6 months of hire: Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) through the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).

Qualifications

• Knowledge and skills required to operate all sterilizing equipment.
• Knowledge and ability to initiate and complete instrument sets, case carts and power equipment.
• Knowledge of medical products and general supplies used in hospital settings.
• Knowledge of infection control and universal precautions when reprocessing patient care equipment.
• Knowledge of instrumentation.
• Skills in preparing orders and delivering supplies and equipment to units or OR.
• Skills in organizing supplies for quick viewing and access.
• Skills in organizing work for efficiency while pulling and delivering instrumentation.
• Skills in basic computer applications and keyboarding.
• Ability to sterilize a variety of equipment and supplies.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to respond to needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action; ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers; ability to read a clock and accurately document time.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to act as resource for staff in SPD and OR regarding identification and assembly of specialty instruments and trays.

Skills

• Knowledge and ability to operate all sterilizing equipment.
• Initiate and complete instrument sets, case carts, and power equipment.
• Knowledge of medical products and general supplies used in hospital settings.
• Knowledge of infection control and universal precautions when reprocessing patient care equipment.
• Knowledge of instrumentation.
• Prepare orders and deliver supplies and equipment to units or OR.
• Organize supplies for quick viewing and access.
• Organize work for efficiency while pulling and delivering instrumentation.
• Basic computer applications and keyboarding.
• Ability to sterilize a variety of equipment and supplies.
• Read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Respond to needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Listen and accurately interpret others' communication or instructions to take appropriate action; speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Add and subtract two-digit numbers; read a clock and accurately document time.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Act as a resource for staff in SPD and OR regarding identification and assembly of specialty instruments and trays.