Job Posting for Sterile Processing Tech - Surgery at UnityPoint Health

Overview

UnityPoint-St Luke's Hospital

Full-Time

M-F 10am-6:30pm with every 5th weekend and 1 Holiday per year

Cleans, decontaminates, assembles or packages, disinfects or sterilizes reusable equipment and medical supplies for use throughout the Medical Center. Assist in patient care throughout all nursing areas. Duties include transporting patients, cleaning rooms, stocking supplies, checking outdates.

Why UnityPoint Health?

Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work at https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org .

Responsibilities

Leadership:

Assists in creating a positive work environment by mentoring of staff/students, and working with team members to develop and facilitate initiatives to strive for positive outcomes in quality and care of patients.
Complies with all policies and procedures, and guides team members with compliance.
Reliable attendance is an expectation of the team member role, as well as a leader in the unit.

Professional Growth:

Assumes responsibility for continued growth in areas of competencies, lifelong learning and involvement in unit and hospital quality of care projects. Specialty certifications and continuing education are strongly encouraged.
Supports use of Evidenced Based Practice and incorporates best practices into daily care routine.
Participates in mandatory education and unit meetings per established guidelines.
Complies with all safety goals, infection prevention and risk management policies and procedures.
Completes annual mandatory education.

Communication:

Communicates utilizing the FOCUS standards in all aspects of care and interactions with others.
Effectively communicates with all team members, physicians, ancillary staff and all customers. Verbal communication is clear and concise, and written communication is legible and done using approved abbreviations.

Collaboration:

Practice indicates compliance with HIPAA, DNV, OSHA and all other regulatory agencies.
Demonstrates the ability to be flexible in meeting needs of the unit as a team member.

Operating Room Functions:

Cleans, decontaminates, assembles or packages, disinfects or sterilizes reusable equipment and medical supplies
Picks up supplies and equipment from patient care areas.
Checks, assembles and prepares instrument sets, and orders linen according to written procedures.
Prepares, loads, monitors and disinfects sterilizers for operation.
Prepares and uses testing monitors which clarify sterility and equipment performance.
Prepares, loads and monitors Sterad machine for operation.
Demonstrates the ability to perform all duties required of a sterile processing tech in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Turns over rooms in the surgical area.
Transports patients to and from the Operating room.
Terminal cleans, restocks and checks outdates in the operating suite/processing sterile and decontamination units

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.

Preferred Or Specialized

Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience:

None

License(s)/Certification(s):

Certification is encouraged
Must be BCLS certified upon hire or within 90 days of hire

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Able to complete computer based programs
Must be able to meet the competency of unit assigned to and also be able to successfully complete orientation
Must be able to meet reliable attendance guidelines
Must legally perform the essential functions of the job including ability to communicate effectively
Able to distinguish colors

Able to read, write, comprehend and speak English

Other:

Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.

Area of Interest: Patient Care;
FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0;
Department: Surgery- SLRMC;
Shift: 10am-6:30pm;
Job ID: 148272;

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