CS SPD Certified Technician

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Job Title

CS SPD Certified Technician

Location

Canton

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

Department

Central Sterile Processing-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

Job Code

C13008

Shift

Nights

Schedule

11:00pm-7:30am

Job Summary

*This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to 5,000*

Join Cleveland Clinic's Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, 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 Certified CS/SPD Technician, you will play a key role in how our operating rooms care for our patients as a whole team relies on you to successfully set up the operating room. Certified CS/SPD Technicians receive ample support, training and education, including learning how to operate the latest, state-of-the-art processing equipment and using the newest sterilization tools and concepts.

A caregiver in this position works nights, 11:00pm7:30am.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Be responsible for the safe, efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly, wrapping and sterilization of all reprocessed instruments, equipment distribution and case care management.
• Perform case pull functions.
• Determine appropriate case carts to be built for specialty procedures.
• Dispatch case carts to ensure they are available for surgical/clinical procedures.
• Perform recordkeeping functions, such as processing, sterilization, quality assurance and more.
• Order and stock supplies.
• Maintain adequate levels and inventory of supplies.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Sterile processing distribution certification (CRST) by IAHCSMM or CBSPD.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of experience in central service/sterile processing areas.
• Successful completion of a recognized training program with certification in central service/sterile processing.

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.

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.

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