COMPLETE Certified Central Supply Processor - Trenton, MI

Full time, posted as Rotating with primary shift: 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., rotating weekends.

General Summary:

Under direct supervision, provides centralized support according to AORN (Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses), AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation), CDC (Center for Disease Control), FDA (Food and Drug Administration), OSHA (Occupation Safety and Health Administration), and department policy in the areas of terminal sterilization and sterilization monitoring systems, decontamination and disinfection, preparation of surgical instrument trays, durable patient care equipment, case cart distribution and the maintenance of predetermined inventory levels and dispensing and distribution of sterile and non-sterile items from stock.

Essential Duties:

• Maintain quality aseptic control procedures in a continuing effort to prevent and control the spread of infection with use of established PPE
• Serves as a resource person for sterilization, decontamination, case cart preparation, surgical instrumentation and patient care supplies.
• Disassembles, decontaminates, cleans, sorts, inspects and assembles surgical instrument trays, case carts, procedure carts and durable medical care equipment using manufacturers recommended guidelines. AAMI and AORN standards of practice will be followed to ensure items are safe for handling.
• Assembles surgical instrument trays using established count sheets.
• Maintain loaner tray system.
• Sterilizes specialized, routine and other surgical instrumentation according to manufacturer, AORN and AAMI recommended guidelines and practices.
• Responsible for all sterilizing and disinfection testing and monitoring of all sterilizers, washer/decontaminators, sonic, cart washer with documented results.
• Establishes priority sterilization loads, develops load configuration based on weight and mass to aid in appropriate exposure to sterilant.
• Ensures proper handling and storage of sterile instrumentation.
• Will immediately isolate sterile items and initiate recall for positive biologicals or unmonitored implant loads.
• Demonstrate knowledge of instrument tray inventory and location.
• Builds accurate surgical case carts according to a prescribed Doctor Preference Card.
• Transports prepared case carts for the next day to the OR for scheduled surgical cases. The case carts are stored in designated areas of the OR.
• Orders and receives supplies from materials management, and stock (staff does not order specials) supplies. All items will be cross checked with receiver to ensure accuracy. Supplies will be rotated when placed on the shelves to ensure FIFO (first in-first out).
• We do not issue supplies.
• Maintains Beaumont Standard Code of Conduct as part of their everyday actions and attitude.
• Participates in activities that promote professional growth including but not limited to certification requirements, Joint Commission, mandatory department and hospital in-services, and continuing education opportunities.
• Utilize the instrument tracking system in performing all required job functions.

Standard Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education / Training:

· High School graduate or equivalent

Work Experience:

· None

Certification, Licensure, Registration:

· Certification from IAHCSMM or CBSPD required within in 12 months of hire or transfer.

Other Qualifications:

· Must possess basic reading, math, and computer skills in order to access instrument tray and picklists. Must be able to distinguish between sterile and non-sterile; assure proper packaging techniques and appropriate sterilization cycles for all items. Must comprehend sterility maintenance, have a complete understanding of the sterilization process, and maintain a surgical conscience.

Working Conditions:

Physical Effort:

· Walking, sitting, bending, lifting, carrying, twisting, squatting, pushing, pulling, and standing for long hours may be required.

· Incumbents may be required to lift up to 50 pounds.

· This job requires working in a professional healthcare setting.

· The typical work environment involves potentially everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions; the work area is typically adequately lighted, heated and ventilated.

· Strength: Position requires ability to constantly perform physical activities requiring ability to push/pull objects up to 50 pounds, and occasionally up to 60 pounds, and occasionally requires ability to lift objects more than 30 pounds.

· Manual Dexterity: Position requires incumbent to constantly perform simple motor skills such as standing, holding tools, as well as simple manipulative skills such as writing and difficult manipulative skills such as manipulation of cleaning tools, assembly and disassembly of instruments.

· Coordination: Position requires incumbent to constantly perform gross body coordination such as walking and pushing carts. Frequently perform tasks which require hand-eye coordination such as working with cleaning tools and equipment and constantly performing tasks which require arm-hand steadiness such as operation of cleaning tools and equipment.

· Mobility: Position requires incumbent to constantly walk, stand, bend and squat to remove instruments from case carts.

· Visual Discrimination: Positions requires incumbent to constantly see objects closely as in inspecting instruments for cleanliness, reading detailed lists, labels etc.

· Hearing: Position requires incumbent to constantly be able to hear normal sound with some background noise as in answering phone/intercom. Occasionally be able to distinguish sound as in equipment alarms

Mental Requirements:

· Concentration: Position requires ability to constantly be able to concentrate on details with moderate amounts of interruptions such as paging and cleaning requests.

· Attention Span: Position requires ability to frequently attend to a task or function for more than 60 minutes at a time.

· Conceptualization: Position requires ability to constantly be able to understand and relate to specific ideas, concepts, and theories.

· Memory: Position requires ability to constantly remember multiple tasks/assignments over both short-term and long- term periods of time, such as schedule of work, job assignments, and specialized cleaning procedures, etc.

Work Environment:

· Occasionally exposed to hazardous material other than blood, body tissues, or fluids, dust, toxins, cytotoxins, chemical hazardous materials, loud and/or unpleasant noises, temperature and/or humidity changes, electrical hazards, or poisonous substances.

· Exposed to blood, body tissue, or fluids on regular basis.

Primary Location

SITE - Trenton Hospital - 5450 Fort St - Trenton

Department Name

Central Sterile Processing - Trenton

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Days Worked

Variable

Weekend Frequency

Every fourth weekend

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