Certified Sterile Processing Technician

Posted:
9/4/2024, 3:23:41 PM

Location(s):
Stratford-on-Avon, England, United Kingdom ⋅ England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Junior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

                    

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Job Title

Certified Sterile Processing Technician

                        

Location

Avon

                    

Facility

Avon Hospital

                     

Department

Sterile Processing-Operations

                      

Job Code

C13008

                     

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

                       

Schedule

3:00pm-10:30pm/4:30pm-6:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details


Certified CS SPD Technician  


Join Cleveland Clinic’s Avon Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. As one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in northeast Ohio, Avon Hospital has brought the future of medicine close to home for the residents in and around Lorain and Cuyahoga County. This regional hospital offers endless opportunities to build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world while making meaningful differences in the lives of others.    
 

Certified CS/SPD Technicians are responsible for cleaning and maintaining surgical tools and hospital equipment. It is your job to make sure that the sterilized tools are then organized into trays containing the instruments required for routine or special surgeries. You are also responsible for checking equipment to make sure it is in good repair and up to date.   
 

A caregiver in this PRN position works around 20 hours/wk on the Evening shift (start and end times are somewhat flexible).
 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

  • Provide safe, efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly, wrapping and sterilization of all reprocessed instruments and distribution equipment.  

  • Perform case pull functions.  

  • Determine appropriate case carts to be built for specialty procedures.  

  • Build case carts ensuring adherence to procedures.  

  • Dispatch case carts to ensure availability for surgical/clinical procedures.  

  • Perform record keeping, ordering, stocking and inventory control.  


Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • A high school diploma or GED.  

  • Sterile Processing Distribution certification (CRST) by IAHCSMM or CBSPD. 


Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

  • 1 year of experience in central service/sterile processing areas.  


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Physical Requirements:

  • Lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds and ability to push, pull and navigate supply carts weighing >than 75 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

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