Sterile Processing Tech Lead - Nights

North Central Surgical Center is a Baylor Scott & White affiliated hospital located in Dallas, TX. We partner with the very best team members and medical staff in the area. We are a surgical focused hospital that performs over 12,000 procedures per year. You will work directly with the most elite physicians and play a key role in providing outstanding quality care for all of our patients and doctors.

Facts about North Central:

• Opened in 2005, 14 Operating Rooms and 30 Medical/Surgical Patient Rooms
• Conveniently located at Walnut Hill & 75 in the prestigious NorthPark area
• Specialties include: Orthopedics, Spine, General Surgery, Pain Management, Urology, GI/Endoscopy, Plastic, and Podiatry surgeries
• Managed by United Surgical Partners International and Joint Commission Accredited

Night shift: 10:00 PM – 6:30 AM

About the role

The Lead Sterile Processing Technician cares for and maintains all surgical instrumentation. Sets up supplies and instruments for surgery cases to serve mainly at the Main Hospital SPD Department.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a resource for the SPD department
• Precepts new hires
• Helps to ensure unit techs are properly decontaminating area
• Daily management of the instrument room
• Maintains the inventory of instrumentation and supplies necessary for the smooth functioning of the instrument room
• Responsible for the maintenance of purchased and/or borrowed implant sets
• Communicates and works effectively with all personnel, physicians, and hospital departments
• Demonstrates dependability and accountability
• Seeks continued growth and education
• Sterilize instruments, equipment, utensils, linen and supplies using various types of autoclaves and aerator
• Assemble and wrap material, instruments and supplies according to established aseptic technique
• Pulls supplies and instruments for all surgical cases
• Disassemble and clean equipment using approved disinfectants, detergents, soaps and cleaners
• Reassembles equipment after cleaning and operates to test for proper functioning; replace lost or damaged parts

Requirements

• Must be a Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 2-3 years experience as Instrument Room Technician
• Minimum of one (1) year in a Lead or Supervisor Role
• Experience with all types of sterilizers
• Knowledge of operating room instrumentation
• Organized in setting up operating room instrument tray
• Understands operation of steam/gravity sterilizer
• Understands Sterrad sterilizers
• Ability to prepare reports and keep records
• Familiarity with medical terminology and departmental supply items is required