Certified Sterile Processing Technician

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

Join Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital and experience healthcare at its best. This facility is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will provide stellar patient care, work with state-of-the-art technology and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Certified CS/SPD Technician, you will play a key role in how our operating rooms care for our patients as a 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. This is a respectful, fair and innovative team that creates a sense of belonging and engagement, and they are eager to welcome a Certified CS/SPD Technician to their team.  

A caregiver in this position works evenings from 2:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide safe, efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly, wrapping and sterilization of all reprocessed instruments and distribution equipment.  

• Perform case pull functions.  
• Supports departmental initiatives to meet productivity standards and adapt to flexible staffing needs
• Demonstrates proper handling of equipment, instrumentation, and chemicals while adhering to preventative maintenance schedules and personal protective equipment (PPE) standards during the decontamination process.

• Determine appropriate case carts to be built for specialty procedures.  

• Build case carts using electronic preference cards and dispatches them to appropriate locations
• Dispatch case carts to ensure availability for surgical/clinical procedures.  

• Perform record keeping, ordering, stocking and inventory control.  

• Scan, sort and inspect instruments for functionality and cleanliness and assemble instruments according to provided lists, wraps and labels. 

• Monitor and control the distribution of supplies and equipment. 
• Upon completing preceptor guidelines, perform preceptor duties and assist in educating non-certified technicians

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma or GED 

• Sterile Processing Distribution Certification (e.g., CRCST, CSPDT, CFER, or CER) must be maintained 

• Two to five years of experience in Central Service/Sterile Processing areas 

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

• Ability to use Computerized Instrument Tracking System to perform assigned duties, including obtaining instrument count sheets, special handling instructions for instrumentation, documenting sterilization loads, and other tasks 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Basic computer skills
• Two to five years of experience in central service/sterile processing areas   
• Completion of a recognized training program with certification in central service/sterile processing   

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 exposure to biological and chemical contamination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to within normal range.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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