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Tenet Healthcare

Operates hospitals and clinics; revenue cycle

Senior Sterile Processing Tech

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCommerce Township, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Must be an active Certified, Registered Central Sterile Technician (CRCST) or hold certification through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).
  • Certification requirements must be fulfilled and verified yearly.
  • Have master-level knowledge of appropriate sterilization procedures, standards, and local, state, and federal laws.
  • Have master-level knowledge of infection control for all Central Processing department processes.
  • Have master-level knowledge of the care and use of all patient care equipment.
  • Have master-level knowledge of surgical and obstetrical instrumentation.
  • Have master-level knowledge of specialty instrumentation, including orthopedic, vascular, neurology, ophthalmology, and thoracic instrumentation.
  • Have the ability to coordinate the work of others in all areas.
  • Be accountable for timely, accurate workflow outcomes in assigned areas.
  • Be able to fairly and impartially monitor, train, provide in-services for, and mentor Instrument Technicians in any or all areas of job responsibility.
  • Be able to make responsible decisions in stressful situations.
  • Be able to take charge in the absence of management.
  • Maintain professional behavior to build customer confidence.
  • Maintain an exemplary performance evaluation record.
  • Have verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and assign work, assist, and monitor technicians in the collection, decontamination, disinfection, sterilization, storage, and distribution of equipment, instrumentation, and supplies throughout the hospital.
  • Assist and monitor sterilization processes and procedures to ensure verification documentation is complete and accurate in all parameters.
  • Monitor Instrument Technicians and educate them when necessary to ensure their work and tasks are completed accurately.
  • Collect and maintain daily and monthly quality assurance indicators for departmental reports prepared and presented by the manager to committees.
  • Order specialty items for departmental use and coordinate orders of specialty items for user departments.
  • Train and test new Instrument Technicians in all areas according to Department Education guidelines.
  • Conduct department-specific in-services several times a year for all CPD staff members.
  • Coordinate, assist with, and monitor the case cart filling process for the OR, OB, special procedure, and cath lab departments, as well as crash carts and specialty carts.
  • Collect, disassemble, clean, decontaminate, inspect, and reassemble instrumentation for all user departments.
  • Collect, clean, and decontaminate patient care equipment from all units, and ensure proper equipment storage, including placing equipment on shelves and covering it.
  • Ensure supplies needed for required work are available, including towels, washcloths, approved cleaning supplies, soap, brushes, and wrappers.
  • Monitor sterilization quality assurance standards and procedures in CPD, including Bowie-Dick tests, biological tests, chemical indicators, ETO and steam sterilization processes, and the accuracy of instrument technicians’ verification records for each sterilization cycle.
  • Reprocess and sterilize instrumentation and document each procedure.
  • Prioritize instrumentation for delivery to the appropriate department.
  • Ensure sterile and non-sterile supplies, equipment, and inventory are available, including baby blankets, cord clamps, rubber bands, individual instruments, razors, tape, safety pins, and Webril.
  • Fill and deliver case carts for user departments accurately and promptly.
  • Fill and maintain specialty items, including crash carts, invasive line carts, latex-free items, emergency respiratory boxes, and disaster carts; monitor Instrument Technicians’ work on this process and report progress to the manager.
  • Use department computer programs, including Orbit, Novell, the Intranet, Citrix, CIS, Lawson, and the DMC website.
  • Charge equipment through the CIS application when appropriate.
  • Order required items through the Lawson application.
  • Order specialty appliances and equipment for requesting departments and complete the required paperwork.
  • Comply with customer service and process improvement practices; follow hospital, health, human relations, federal, state, local, safety, personnel, and departmental policies, procedures, laws, and guidelines; and meet licensing or certification accreditation requirements.

About the Company

Tenet Healthcare

Operates hospitals and clinics; revenue cycle

Tenet Healthcare runs a large network of hospitals and outpatient facilities, including 65 hospitals and around 500 other centers, and owns Conifer Health Solutions, which provides revenue cycle management and value-based care services to hospitals, health systems, and physician practices. It earns most of its revenue from patient services like hospital stays, surgeries, and outpatient procedures, while Conifer generates income by handling billing and administrative tasks for providers. The company delivers care through its facilities and supports providers with financial operations and care models that tie payments to patient outcomes. Its scale and integration, along with an emphasis on workforce diversity, help coordinate care efficiently, with a goal of delivering the right care at the right place and time and becoming a trusted employer and partner in its communities.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Dallas, TX
Founded
1967

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