Cleveland Clinic Indian River
Location
Vero Beach, FL | United States
Job description
req#: 239034
Location: Vero Beach, FL
Facilities: Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital ,
Professional Area: Nursing Patient Support
Department: 5172 Sterile Processing Florida-Indian River Hospital
Job Code: 000473
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Evenings
Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South Florida. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
As a CS/SPD Non-Certified Technician, you will be responsible for safe efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly, wrapping and sterilization of all reprocessed instruments, distribution equipment and case cart management. You will play an important role in supporting departmental initiatives to meet productivity standards and flexible staffing needs, providing clean, sterile instruments, and creating a safe work environment.
The ideal future caregiver is someone who:
• Is detail oriented.
• Can lift 25 pounds and pull heavy transport carts.
• Demonstrates strong critical thinking skills.
• Is comfortable working with blood and other bodily fluids.
If you have interest in becoming a certified technician, this team will support you and help you obtain it.
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.
Responsibilities:
•Performs case pull functions.
•Determines appropriate case carts to be built for specialty procedures.
•Builds case carts ensuring adherence to procedures.
•Dispatches case carts to ensure they are available to surgical/clinical procedures.
•Performs record keeping functions, e.g. processing, sterilization, quality assurance, etc.
•Performs ordering, stocking and inventory control functions.
•Maintains adequate levels, inventories, and orders supplies; stock supplies.
•Participates in in-service education.
•Other duties as assigned.
Education:
•High School Diploma/GED.
Certifications:
•None required.
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:
•Preferred one year experience in central service/sterile processing areas and successful completion of recognized training program with certification in central service/sterile processing.
Physical Requirements:
•Ability to perform duties while standing, sitting, stooping, and reaching for long periods of time; ability to lift up to 25 pounds on a continual basis; ability to push, pull, and navigate carts weighing up to 200 pounds and manual dexterity sufficient to perform the basic functions of the job; exposure to environments of bacterial and viral contamination, and possible exposure to sterilization gases.
Personal Protective Equipment:
•Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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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 tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
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.
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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