Lead Sterile Processing Tech

Description:
Could you be our next Lead Sterile Processing Technician at Riddle Hospital.

Why work as a Lead Sterile Processing Technician with Main Line Health?

• Make an Impact! This is a great opportunity for Sterile Processing Technicians interested in leadership! In this role, you would be responsible to meet SPD requirements by performing and ensuring that all cleaning, decontamination, instrument tray assembly, sterilization and sterility monitoring processes are performed. Use your effective communication and leadership skills to coordinate assignments, monitor Sterile Processing Technician performance and productivity, train new employees, provide on-going education to staff, determine instrument/tray recall needs, and function as the liaison between Sterile Processing and OR/OB/Surgicenter and ancillary departments.
  
  
• Develop and Grow your Career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.
  
  
• Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.
  
  
• Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 3 weeks of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free.
  
  

Position: Lead Sterile Processing Technician
Shift: Day

Experience:
1. Minimum of 3 years experience in OR instrumentation procedures required.
2. Knowledge of Joint Commission, Local, State, and Federal regulations pertaining to Sterile Processing.

Education:
1. High School diploma required.
2. Bachelor's Degree preferred (Experience and/or technical knowledge of Sterile Processing may be used in lieu of degree).

Licensures/Certifications:
1. CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician) is required through IAHCSMM (International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management).
2. Lead Sterile Processing Technicians with a CSPDT (Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician) certification through CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution) will need to transfer to the CRCST certification within 6 months of their date of hire.