Certified Sterile Processing Technician / 40 Hours / Day Shift / 6:30am - 3:00pm

CERTIFIED STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN

Department: Sterile Processing

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Day Shift, 6:30am - 3:00pm, Monday - Friday with rotating weekends

Hospital: Henry Ford Macomb Oakland Hospital

Location: Warren, MI

Sign on bonus: $7,500

GENERAL SUMMARY:

• Inspects, assembles and evaluates all surgical instruments and instrument sets to ensure quality, determine need for repair/replacement, validates completeness of set, and facilitates effective sterilization.
• Responsibilities: Operates sterilization equipment and inspects instruments, equipment, and containers to ensure cleanliness and proper functioning.
• Performs decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to instructions for use (IFUs) and established protocols.
• Corrects instrument sets according to current standards, established count sheets and/or instrument tracking systems.
• Maintains proper levels of inventory to ensure availability for case carts.
• Performs regular quality assurance program audits of peers.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

• Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.

• One or more of the following required:

• Central Service Tech specializing in Sterile Processing credentialed from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

• Central Service Tech specializing in Sterile Processing credentialed from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

• 1-year of sterile processing experience as an SPD technician preferred.

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Macomb - Oakland Hospitals
• Department: HFWRH Sterile Processing
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable