CS SPD Certified Technician

                    

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Job Title

CS SPD Certified Technician

                        

Location

Medina

                    

Facility

Medina Hospital

                     

Department

Central Supply-Medina Hospital

                      

Job Code

C13008

                     

Shift

Nights

                       

Schedule

10:00pm-6:30am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

*This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $5,000*  

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. As a proud recipient of the Vizient, Inc.'s Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award, Medina Hospital is known for its excellence in delivering safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable. Medina Hospital has also been recognized for its commitment to creating a positive environment that empowers and engages staff by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Here, you can build a rewarding, lifelong career while receiving endless support and encouragement.  

As a Certified CS/SPD Technician, you will play a key role in how our operating rooms care for our patients as the whole team relies on you to successfully set up the operating room. Certified CS/SPD Technicians receive ample support, training and education, including learning how to operate the latest, state-of-the-art processing equipment and using the newest sterilization tools and concepts. By taking on this role, you will have a major impact on patient care by helping to ensure the safety and health of the patient. 

A caregiver in this role works nights from 3:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Be responsible for the safe, efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly, wrapping and sterilization of all reprocessed instruments, equipment distribution and case care management.  

• Perform case pull functions.  

• Demonstrate proper handling of equipment, instrumentation and chemicals while adhering to preventative maintenance schedules and personal protective equipment (PPE) standards during the decontamination process. 

• Scan, sort and inspect instruments for functionality and cleanliness. 

• Assemble, wrap and label instruments. 

• Ensure proper cleaning, decontamination, assembly and high-level disinfection of reusable instrumentation in accordance with AAMI ST79 standards. 

• Monitor and control the distribution of supplies and equipment. 

• Perform recordkeeping functions, such as processing, sterilization and quality assurance. 

• Participate in in-service education. 

• Build case carts using electronic preference cards and dispatch them to appropriate locations. 

• Perform preceptor duties and assist in educating non-certified technicians. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma or GED 

• Two to five years of experience in central service/sterile processing areas 

• Sterile Processing certification (e.g., CRCST, CSPDT, CFER, or CER) 

• Completion of a recognized training program with certification in central service/sterile processing 

• Proficient in using computerized instrument tracking systems 

• Military experience, such as Hospital Corpsmen (HM), Machinery Repairman (MR), Aircraft Maintenance Technician (2A3X3), Biomedical Equipment Specialist (68A), Small Arms Repairer (91F), or similar, will be considered 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Basic computer skills 

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting items that weigh 20-30 pounds.

• Requires the ability to push a fully loaded cart weighing up to 200+ pounds.

• Possible expos