COMPLETE Central Sterile Processing Specialist - Dearborn, MI

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, Case cart build and distribution, and Instrument to Patient Tracking Data Base

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:  

The following is intended to reflect the major responsibilities and duties of the job, but not intended to describe minor duties or other responsibilities from time to time.

• Sterilizes specialized, routine and other surgical instrumentation according to manufactures, AORN and AAMI standard recommended guidelines and practice.
• Serves as a resource person for sterilization, decontamination, case cart preparation and surgical instrumentation.
• Maintains Central Sterile Processing real-time database for sterilization, decontamination, case carts and assembly of surgical sets.
• Demonstrates knowledge of instrument set inventory and location.
• Recognize and verifies accuracy of all phases of monitoring systems used for terminal sterilization.
• Establishes priority sterilization loads, develops load configuration based on weight and mass to aid in appropriate exposure to sterilant.
• Assures proper storage and handling of processed sterile items. Practices FIFO.
• Initiates immediate recall policy for a positive biological or unmonitored load.
• Assures decontamination of instrumentation/ case carts used for surgical procedures utilizing manufacturers recommended guidelines and AAMI and AORN established standards of practice, rendering items safe for handling.
• Operates a variety of decontamination equipment to include washer decontaminators and cart washer.
• Must recognize items that require specific levels of disinfection.
• Participates in department meetings and quality assurance activities.
• Sorts, inspects and assembles surgical instrument trays according to proscribed count sheets, AAMI, AORN standards of practice and manufacturers recommended guidelines.
• Builds accurate surgical case carts according to proscribed pick sheets.
• Performs other duties as assigned

This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

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 and/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: 

• Previous experience preferred.

Certification, Licensure, Registration:  

• Certification must be achieved within 12 months of hire required.

Other Qualifications: 

• Must be able to distinguish between sterile and non-sterile; assure proper packaging techniques and appropriate sterilization cycles for items to be sterilized. Must be able to demonstrate thorough comprehension of sterility maintenance and the sterilization efficacy process, able to maintain a surgical conscience.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Physical Requirements:

Strength

Position requires incumbent to frequently perform physical activities requiring ability to push/pull    objects up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift objects of up to 30 pounds.

Manual Dexterity

Position requires incumbent to frequently perform simple motor skills such as answering a telephone, frequently perform simple and moderately difficult manipulative skills such as writing and typing.

Coordination:

Position requires incumbent to frequently perform gross body coordination such as walking, filing, retrieving manuals, frequently performing tasks which require eye-hand coordination such as keyboard skills.

Mobility:

Position requires incumbent to frequently perform mobility skills such as walking, standing, sitting and occasionally perform prolonged sitting.

Visual Discrimination:

Position requires incumbent to frequently see objects far away such as locating a client company   and to discriminate colors in industrial signs; occasionally to see objects closely as in reading faces or dials.

Hearing:

Position requires incumbent to constantly be able to hear normal sounds with some background noise and to distinguish sounds as voice patterns in telephone conversations with clients.

Mental Requirements:

Concentration

Position requires incumbent to constantly be able to concentrate on details with moderate amounts of interruptions such as customer requests and changing priorities.  

Attention Span

Position require incumbent to attend to task/functions constantly for periods up to 60 minutes in length and frequently attend to task/functions constantly for periods exceeding 60 minutes in length such as sterilization recalls and subsequent documentation and complicated reports.

Conceptualization

Position requires incumbent to frequently be able to understand and relate to specific ideas, multiple concepts and theories relative to sterile processing.

Memory

 Position requires incumbent to retain theory and principals of Central Sterile Processing.

Environmental Conditions:

• Position require incumbent to be exposed to a variety of substances within the sterile processing clinical area to include heat and steam.

Primary Location

SITE - Dearborn Hospital - 18101 Oakwood Blvd - Dearborn

Department Name

Central Sterile Processing - Dearborn

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

Variable

Days Worked

Variable

Weekend Frequency

Variable weekends

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