Sterile Processing Tech Lead

Location

Little Rock, AR | United States

Job description

Overview

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4,500 coworkers, 1,000 medical staff, and 500 volunteers, we consistently receive praise for care advancements.  

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.  

As a Sterile Processing Team Lead is responsible for the operation of a shift within the Sterile Processing Department.  The Team Lead will schedule, organize, and provide work direction to meet the production goals of the department.  Assured policy and procedures are maintained according to established guidelines.  Serves as liaison and resource for staff and customers regarding sterilization, processing of surgical instruments, and sterile instrument storage.  This is a working Team Lead position.

CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our employee well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Free Premium Membership to our Care@Work program to help employees with child care, pet care, senior caregivers, housekeepers & more.
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft 
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO) 
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Wellness Programs

• Continuously audits inventory activity and initiates appropriate inventory adjustments in a timely manner.
• Assist to maintain inventory in a manner to maximize space utilization.
• Assures prudent use of resources and efficiently maintains instruments and processing supply inventory.
• Conducts training and in-service of employees in assigned work areas pertaining to OSHA, Joint Commission and Fire & Safety as required and as designated.
• Effectively coordinates schedule to ensure adequate coverage of the department.               
• Maintains established inventory of supplies and instruments.
• Ensure staff stocks supplies in proper order (FIFO)
• Assembles no less than 35-40 instruments sets per day.
• Displays complete knowledge in identifying surgical instrumentation.
• Able to teach and assist in the training of CS employees.
• Requires little or no supervision in the daily operations of the department.
• Take personal action to maintain a clean attractive work area.

• High school diploma or GED required
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) required
• Five (5) years of experience in a Sterile Processing Department required
• Experience with inventory control, tracking systems, purchasing, and use of computers, decontamination, and sterilization systems. 

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