Full-Time Sterile Processing Technician
Stability Direct
ASAP
Permanent
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Employer: Stability Direct
Discipline: Sterile Processing Technician
Shift: Inquire
Start: ASAP (may be flexible)
Hours: 40/week
Type: Permanent

Sterile Processing Technician in White Plains, NY starting ASAP with Stability Direct

Job Details

Stability Direct is proud to partner with one of the leading nonprofit hospitals in White Plains, NY. This hospital has been widely recognized for their exceptional culture, world-class physicians, Magnet-designated nurses and passionate employees who make a real difference in the  community. They offer tremendous growth opportunities, great benefits, and flexible work schedules.
  Sterile Processing Technician

  • Varied Shifts, Evenings
  • $5,000 sign-on bonus
  • Salary Range: $47,000 - $71,000
 Job Summary    The Central Service Technician II is certified as either Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Central Supply Processing Department Technician
(CSPDT) and is responsible for ensuring that all surgical supplies, instruments and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed, and tracked in a quality/timely manner through the hospital. Works independently with little supervision, qualified to train others and serves as a resource to Central Processing customers

Essential Functions and Responsibilities Includes the Following:

  1. Understands and adheres to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors
  2. Demonstrates/articulates an understanding of the responsibilities of the position
  3. Verbalizes and applies knowledge of current department and hospital policies and procedures
  4. Attends staff meeting or equivalent to update knowledge related to current department/hospital issues
  5. Completes    annual    department/hospital    competency    requirements    and    documents appropriately on Competency/Education record
  6. Adheres to all WPH policies and procedures including dress code, code of conduct, customer service, attendance and submission of annual physical
  7. Identifies and uses appropriate methods and solutions to sort, disassemble, decontaminate, rinse, and disinfect instruments and clinical equipment. Operates and troubleshoots cleaning equipment. Appropriately handles garbage, linen, and biohazardous material. Maintains safety standards. Responsible for decontamination, cleaning, processing and sterilization of supplies, instruments and equipment
  8. Maintains proper functioning of sterilizers, ultrasonic cleaner and instrument decontamination washers and performs inspection of same
  9. Consistently uses recipes to correctly assemble, protect, wrap, containerize and/or peel package and label instruments. Identifies and inspects instruments for cleanliness and functionality.
  10. Properly handles and stores sterile supplies, equipment and instruments.
  11. Selects appropriate sterilization methods. Knows and follows correct principles of sterilization. Properly documents and verifies sterilization loads and biological test to determine the efficacy of the sterilization process.
  12. Retrieves, disburses and tracks medical and surgical supplies and equipment to the customer in a quality/timely manner.
  13. Knows, uses, maintains and operates the equipment specific to CP, i.e. steam, Sterrad, OER-Pro, sterilizers; cart washers; washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners and heat sealers as well as a variety of testing devices.
  14. Knows and uses the processes involved in ordering, receiving, stocking, rotating delivering and monitoring usage of surgical supplies. Communicates supply issues to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
  15. Environmental Standards; Maintains a clean orderly work area. Completes assigned housekeeping duties.
  16. Serves as a resource to customers on all Central Processing functions.
  17. Performs other related job duties as required. Tracks his/her progress and compliance in regards to training, staff meeting and in-service education, etc.
  18. Distributes medical supplies and restocks the supplies by rotating the stock
  19. Transport patients to and from the Operating Room and Post Anesthesia Care Unit
  20. Cleans and maintains work area including shelves in an orderly fashion
  21. Applies knowledge of current methods of infection control
  22. Completes 10 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) annually and submits supporting documentation to Manager and Human Resources as required by NYS Law.
  23. Performs all other related duties as assigned
 Education & Experience Requirements  
  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Must be certified as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Central Supply Processing Department Technician (CSPDT) or grandfathered(see grandfathering clause below)
  • Previous Central Supply or Operating Room instrument processing experience preferred.
  • Familiarity with medical technology preferred.
  • Grandfathering: Certain individuals are grandfathered in and do not have to be certified Must have worked for a cumulative total of one year in the four years of January 2011 to January 2015.

About Stability Direct

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