Sterile Processing Equipment Technician 2 -Temp/Traveler
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Norwalk Hospital Association
Norwalk, CT, US
Summary
Performs manual and automated processing of surgical instruments and supplies for decontamination and sterilization. Responsible for item tracking, case cart preparation, and mentoring new employees while ensuring compliance with AAMI standards.
Job Description
Summary:
Fulfills all Level 1 Tech responsibility. Under minimal supervision, performs various manual and automated activities in the processing of equipment, surgical instruments and supplies for decontamination, sterilization and general processing. Responsible for item tracking and inspection using a computerized system tracking program. Distributes and prepares equipment, instruments and supplies used for the care and treatment of surgical and endoscopic patients. Works independently and assumes charge role on weekends and during the week as needed.
Responsibilities:
1. Prioritizes workflow of the Sterile Processing Department. Prioritizes immediate needs of the Operating Room and other departments with stat requests. Uses critical thinking to prioritize work to be completed on each shift.
2. Takes responsibility for communicating needs and priorities to the Supervisor or Lead Tech. Attends daily communication meetings including huddles and shift change meetings.
3. Verifies that all equipment and instruments required for the next day's procedures have been accounted for following established departmental guidelines.
4. Prepares case carts for next day's procedures while identifying missing equipment, supplies & instruments following departmental guidelines for shortage resolution.
5. Works with the Supervisor or Lead Tech to ensure all sterile processing functions comply with the AAMI standards and other appropriate regulations in all areas including decontamination, products sterility, packaging integrity, department equipment monito
6. Works with the Supervisor to maintain designated levels of sterile and nonsterile supplies for the department and hospital.
7. Instructs and mentors new employees in prioritizing workflow during peak & emergency situation while demonstrating proficiency & efficiency.
8. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
9. Maintains and models the organization's values.�
10. Demonstrates regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.�
11.�Performs other duties as assigned.
This position is day/evening 8-hour shifts from Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 PM, every other weekend from�10:00 AM to 6:30 PM.
Education Skills Experience:
Required:�This position requires a minimum formal education of High School Diploma and minimum of three years sterile processing experience and SPD licensure.
SPD Licensure required
CBSPD/HSPA Certification
Other Information:
Required:�This position requires a minimum formal education of High School Diploma and minimum of three years sterile processing experience and SPD licensure.
SPD Licensure required
CBSPD/HSPA Certification
Working Conditions:
Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Some occupational risk
Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Company: Norwalk Hospital Association
Org Unit: 418
Department: Sterile Processing
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $17.00 - $24.91 Hourly
Norwalk Hospital is a 328-bed, not-for-profit, acute care community teaching hospital that serves a population of 250,000 in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Hospital has over 500 physicians on its active medical staff, many of whom trained at the nation’s leading medical schools and hospitals, and 2,000 health professionals and support personnel.
Norwalk Hospital is a national leader in health care quality and patient safety. The Hospital was awarded the HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ in 2010, 2011 and 2012, the only hospital in Fairfield County so honored. HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading, independent health care ratings organization, analyzed three years of Medicare data and determined that Norwalk Hospital ranked in the top five percent of all hospitals nationally for clinical excellence. This top tier of hospitals was found by HealthGrades® to have statistically significantly lower patient mortality and inhospital complications than other hospitals.
The Hospital was among the first in the region to implement computerized physician order entry, and its critical care nurses have been awarded the national Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence three times. In addition, Norwalk Hospital ranks among the nation’s leading hospitals in providing quality surgical and heart attack care, according to data from the Hospital Quality Alliance.
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Norwalk, CT
Norwalk Hospital is a 328-bed, not-for-profit, acute care community teaching hospital that serves a population of 250,000 in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Hospital has over 500 physicians on its active medical staff, many of whom trained at the nation’s leading medical schools and hospitals, and 2,000 health professionals and support personnel.
Norwalk Hospital is a national leader in health care quality and patient safety. The Hospital was awarded the HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ in 2010, 2011 and 2012, the only hospital in Fairfield County so honored. HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading, independent health care ratings organization, analyzed three years of Medicare data and determined that Norwalk Hospital ranked in the top five percent of all hospitals nationally for clinical excellence. This top tier of hospitals was found by HealthGrades® to have statistically significantly lower patient mortality and inhospital complications than other hospitals.
The Hospital was among the first in the region to implement computerized physician order entry, and its critical care nurses have been awarded the national Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence three times. In addition, Norwalk Hospital ranks among the nation’s leading hospitals in providing quality surgical and heart attack care, according to data from the Hospital Quality Alliance.
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Norwalk, CT
