Nemours is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to join our team in Delaware.
As one of the nation´s premier pediatric health care systems, Nemours provides world-class clinical care in four states -- Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, offers intensive and acute inpatient and outpatient services covering more than 30 pediatric specialties. Ranked as one of the nation´s 25 Best Children´s Hospitals by Parents magazine in 2009, we care for thousands of children in the Delaware Valley, across the country and around the world. Extending the world-class care of the duPont Hospital for Children, the Nemours Children´s Clinic provides convenient community-based physician services and collaborative partnerships with health and hospital systems across the Delaware Valley. Hours for this position will be within evening shift, 3:00pm - 11:30pm, or night shift, 11:00pm - 7:00am, and will vary. Will also need to rotate weekends and holidays.The Central Services Technician inspects, cleans, sterilizes, and assembles surgical/patient care instruments and /or equipment, according to the prescribed procedures and techniques documented in the Central Service Policy and Procedure Manual. He/she is also responsible for filling orders for medical supplies/equipment that are requested by the nursing care units and /or ancillary clinics.Responsible for participation in departmental and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with goals of the Nemours Foundation ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Operates gas ethylene oxide, gas plasma (sterrad) sterilizers and aerators, along with the high vacuum steam and gravity sterilizers, according to manufacturer´s specifications. - Maintain accurate records of the sterilization processes and all of the parameters associated with the sterilization cycles. - Regulates and adjust sterilization parameters as to cycle pressure, cycle time, temperature and cycle selection. - Performs biological and chemical monitoring tests on both ethylene oxide sterilizers and steam autoclave, as often as needed. Also interpret and maintain accurate records of the results. - Cleans and maintains all sterilizers according to manufactures recommendations. - Prepares the operating room´s surgical case carts according to the requisition received from the operating room. Also inspects sterilized packages and trays before transporting to the operating room for damages in accordance with the Central Service Event-Related Shelf Life Policy. - Assembles and performs quality control checks for all instruments trays used for surgery - tray is always assembled according to the most current count sheet. - Performs various clerical functions such as, answering telephones, ordering of surgical patient supplies, and keeping accurate records of these activities. - Is knowledgeable of medical and surgical supplies used throughout the Hospital and is able to identify them. - Responsible for distribution/delivery of medical of medical instrumentation as requested in a reasonable time frame. - Knowledge of inventory control with relationship to par level refill systems. - Is knowledgeable and adheres to O.S.H.A. regulation relating directly to Central Service. - Is knowledgeable and adheres to Universal Blood Precautions. - Maintains work area in a clean, neat and orderly fashion. - Responsible for participating departmental and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement and working with department management to improve the services provided. - Performs other related duties as requested by the manager or designee. JOB REQUIREMENTS: POSITION QUALIFICATIONS I. Education, Training and Experience - High School Graduate or G.E.D. Diploma - Three to five years of progressive experience in a Central Service environment (Preferred) - Certified Sterile Processing Technician II. Licenses, Registrations or Certifications - Certified Registered Central Service Technician (Preferred) PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND ENVIRONMENT A. Physical Demands - Ability to lift at least 50 lbs. - Ability to bend, stoop, reach and stretch. B. Exposures - Ethylene Oxide Sterility Gas under controlled conditions. - Exposure to various chemical disinfectants. C. Environmental Conditions - Work in restricted sterile control and decontamination areas. - Work around heated autoclaves that exceed 250 degrees FNemours, an equal opportunity employer, is committed to focusing on the best-qualified applicants for our openings.Don´t miss out on important health care news and updates from Nemours - connect with us on... Facebook (Fan Page): www.facebook.com/pages/Nemours/90523951091?ref=ts YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/NemoursUpdates Twitter: www.twitter.com/nemours Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nemours/