Job Description
At Good Samaritan Medical Center, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers on how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.
If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you.
Schedule: 40 Hours, Days, Weekends Required, Full-Time, Benefit Eligible
Position Summary:
Performs a variety of duties to maintain infection control standards for the health and safety of patients and medical staff personnel. Responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, processing, assembly, sterilizing, storage and distributing medical/surgical devices and supplies used in patient care.
- Performs duties as a Sterile Processing Tech independently, works proficiently without supervision, and helps train new staff.
- 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 materials; maintains safety standards.
- Consistently uses recipes to correctly assemble, protect, wrap, containerize, and/or peel package and label instruments.
- Identifies and inspects instruments for cleanliness and functionality.
- Properly handles and stores sterile supplies, equipment, and instruments.
- Selects appropriate sterilization methods. Knows and follows correct principles of sterilization.
Requirements:
- Education: High School Diploma
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years of sterile processing experience
- Certification/Licensure: SPD Certification or must become certified within 6 months of accepting position.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
Job Tags
Full time, Weekend work,