Centralized Sterile Processing Technician

Company: Detroit Medical Center
Location: Detroit
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Job SummaryDetroit Medical Center is seeking a highly skilled Centralized Sterile Technician to join our team. As a key member of our surgical team, you will be responsible for coordinating the oversight of surgical instruments and supplies between the OR and Central Sterile Processing (CSP) to ensure that requested items are available and to help facilitate efficient case flow.Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Operating room staff in preparing the OR suite for surgery by verifying instrument trays are available prior to case start times.
• Assist in the transportation of sterile instruments and supplies to the operating room using appropriate standards and techniques.
• Keep track of case flow during the day, monitor instrument needs and notify CSP personnel in advance of any possible addition/emergent instrument needs.
• Assist in removing soiled case carts or un-sterile instrumentation and scopes from the operating room to be returned to CSP for processing.
• Assist with planning and coordination of instrument turnarounds with the CSP staff.
• Verify the instrument needs for the next day and that they have been cleaned, wrapped, sterilized and available for use.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of surgical instruments and be able to identify when instruments and broken, damaged or not functioning as designed.
• Communicate to the OR coordinators suggestions related to surgeon preference card changes based upon set usage to help ensure availability.
• Working with the OR staff identifies instrumentation related to tray additions and reconfigurations, building surgeon specialty sets, etc.
• Responds to problem calls from Surgery throughout the day as required.
• Perform required daily audits of completed and post-op case carts.
• Participates in education of health care providers related to receipt, inspection, inventory, storage & distribution of instrumentation and medical supplies in Processing, function of specialty instrumentation, problem resolution of frequently encountered instrument function issues and instrument maintenance program.Requirements
  • High school graduate or equivalent.
  • Ability to read, write and comprehend the English Language.
  • 3 Years Sterile Processing Technician experience, 5 years preferred.
  • Certified Sterile Processing Technician through CBSPD or IAHCSMM.About Detroit Medical CenterThe Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is the leading academically-integrated hospital system in Metro Detroit, and one of the largest health care providers in Southeast Michigan.

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