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Qualifications
Specialty: Centralized Sterile Technician
High school diploma or equivalent required
Maintain a current registration as a C.R.C.S
Minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital
Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop and use stretching motions
Able to lift and or move over 25 lbs
Preparesall documentation of sterilization processes according to AAMI recommendations and department QA policies and procedures
Benefits
Work hard to solve for unknowns
Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
Life insurance
Employee assistance programs
Responsibilities
40 hours per week
Shift: 8 hours, nights
Schedule: Full-time, nights
Performs activities related to the decontamination, preparation and sterilization of surgical instrumentation and case cart assembly
Responsible for taking “charge” of the department in the absence of the department Manager when assigned
Able to prioritize all sterilization issues relevant to the O
Responsible for all QA documentation that occurs within the “charge” shift
Assists in the general orientation and training of all new personnel whenever applicable
Contributes to the new employee "documentation of orientation"
Decontaminates, inspects, assembles, sterilizes and distributes to appropriate areas, all surgical instrumentation, supplies, and equipment
Demonstrates knowledge of proper methods of surgical instrument cleaning and decontamination
Demonstrates knowledge of proper preparation and packaging for sterilization, using count sheets, peel pouches, tip protectors, indicator strips, and non-woven wrap
Demonstrates ability to assemble instrument sets, using count sheets appropriately, with no more than 3 errors noted within a 3-month period
Demonstrates knowledge of proper methods of sterilization relevant to each type of instrumentation
Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate disbursement of all sterilized instruments, supplies, and equipment
Notifies Supervisor, or designee, of broken/missing instruments or equipment
Demonstrates knowledge of case cart system priorities and policies
Understands daily priorities of the case cart system
Demonstrates knowledge of proper case cart loading, and presentation methodology
Demonstrates knowledge of stock par levels, and how they are maintained
Demonstrates proper linen inspection and folding techniques, and appropriate method of wrapping
Demonstrates knowledge of inventory control methods when ordering supplies for O
Familiar with exchange routines of carts
Demonstrates knowledge of all processes and documents all air removal and biological testing done on all in-house sterilizers
Assembles all supplies needed for specific assigned areas, and completes the necessary stock requisitions or documentation
Performs all duties in accordance with applicable health and safety rules, regulations and Standards
Job description
Mass General Brigham is seeking a Centralized Sterile Technician for a job in Boston, Massachusetts.
Job Description Requirements
• Specialty: Centralized Sterile Technician
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Staff
At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. When determining base pay, we take a comprehensive approach that considers your skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and other critical factors. The pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications, but it does not encompass all the elements that contribute to your total compensation package.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Maintain a current registration as a C.R.C.S.
T.
- Minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop and use stretching motions.
- Able to lift and or move over 25 lbs.
Schedule: Full-time, nights
- Performs activities related to the decontamination, preparation and sterilization of surgical instrumentation and case cart assembly.
- Responsible for taking “charge” of the department in the absence of the department Manager when assigned.
- Able to prioritize all sterilization issues relevant to the O.
R. schedule.
- Responsible for all QA documentation that occurs within the “charge” shift.
- Assists in the general orientation and training of all new personnel whenever applicable.
- Contributes to the new employee "documentation of orientation".
- Decontaminates, inspects, assembles, sterilizes and distributes to appropriate areas, all surgical instrumentation, supplies, and equipment.
- Demonstrates knowledge of proper methods of surgical instrument cleaning and decontamination.
- Demonstrates knowledge of proper preparation and packaging for sterilization, using count sheets, peel pouches, tip protectors, indicator strips, and non-woven wrap.
- Demonstrates ability to assemble instrument sets, using count sheets appropriately, with no more than 3 errors noted within a 3-month period.
- Demonstrates knowledge of proper methods of sterilization relevant to each type of instrumentation.
- Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate disbursement of all sterilized instruments, supplies, and equipment.
- Notifies Supervisor, or designee, of broken/missing instruments or equipment.
- Demonstrates knowledge of case cart system priorities and policies.
- Understands daily priorities of the case cart system.
- Demonstrates knowledge of proper case cart loading, and presentation methodology.
- Demonstrates knowledge of stock par levels, and how they are maintained.
- Demonstrates proper linen inspection and folding techniques, and appropriate method of wrapping.
- Demonstrates knowledge of inventory control methods when ordering supplies for O.
R. stock exchange carts. Familiar with exchange routines of carts.
- Preparesall documentation of sterilization processes according to AAMI recommendations and department QA policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates knowledge of all processes and documents all air removal and biological testing done on all in-house sterilizers.
- Assembles all supplies needed for specific assigned areas, and completes the necessary stock requisitions or documentation.
- Performs all duties in accordance with applicable health and safety rules, regulations and Standards.
Grade 150 About Brigham Women's Faulkner Hospital Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171
- bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum.
Founded in 1+00, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive. At Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients, and those we may never meet, are at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care.
Our employees call it home.
Recruiter: Nguyen, Xuan-Lan
Mass General Brigham Job ID #3304+53. Posted job title: Central Sterile Certified Tech
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• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance programs
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