Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as the No. 4 hospital in the nation, according to the U.S. and World News Report. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Non Certified Sterile Processing Technician, you will be the key part of how our operating rooms care for our patients. Surgery would not be possible if it were not for Sterile Processing Technicians. A whole team relies on you to successfully set up the operating room. You will be working frontline to ensure the safety of patients. Your primary duties include:

• Assembling, sterilizing, organizing, packing, and wrapping all surgical instruments.

• Standing and lifting for extended periods of time.

• Understanding the importance of the decontamination process.

• Monitoring and controlling the surgical instrument inventory.

The ideal candidate is someone who:

• Is always energetic.

• Continuously stays motivated.

• Can work independently.

• Has sharp focus skills.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who seeks to enhance their nursing skills through learning opportunities and professional development. This opportunity also offers tuition reimbursement after one year of employment. Cleveland Clinic will assist you by paying for the exam for non-certified Sterile Processing Technicians to become certified.

Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.

Responsibilities:

• Supports department initiatives to meet productivity standard and flexible staffing needs.
• Demonstrates understanding on proper handling of equipment, instrumentation, chemicals, performs preventative maintenance, observes personal protective equipment standards in decontamination process.
• Scans, sorts, inspects and assembles instruments by instrument list, wraps and labels as documented in procedure.
• Monitors and controls the issue of supplies and equipment.
• Performs record keeping.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• HS diploma or equivalent GED required.

Certifications:

• If hired after 1/1/2018 Sterile Processing Distribution certification(CRST) by IAHCSMM or CBSPD required within 2 years following completing new hire period.

Complexity of Work:

• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Work Experience:

• One year health care experience or similar background in mechanical/manufacturing assembly preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds and ability to push, pull and navigate supply carts weighing >than 75 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Keywords: Sterile Processing, CBSPD, CRCST, SPD, Central Sterile Services, Decontamination, Infection Control, OR Surgical Instruments