Overview

Do you enjoy helping others? Do you want to make a direct impact on the lives of our patients but don't want to do hands on care? If you have experience in Sterile Processing, then this job could be for you!

Position Details:

• Job Title: Sterile Processing Technician II
• Company: IU Health
• Department: Sterile Processing
• Location: Ambulatory Surgery Center - Harcourt Rd
• Schedule: Part-Time day shift - no nights, weekends, or holidays

This is a unique opportunity that will have a direct impact on our organization's success and supports our vision of making Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states. We hope this inspires you to apply and begin living our IU Health Values - Purpose, Excellence, Compassion and Team - every day.

What You Will Do:

• Cleans, wraps, sterilizes, stores and distributes equipment, supplies, instruments and endoscopes used in patient care.
• Provide orientation and training to the Sterile Processing Staff.
• Utilize advanced knowledge and skills to facilitate daily functions of the area in accordance with hospital and departmental policies, work instructions and guidelines.
• Provide advanced knowledge base of maintaining sterilization equipment on daily and routine basis

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain a clean and work friendly environment
• Ability to plan for instrument needs of the schedule for coming days
• Work with Reps for case needs in advance
• Critical thinking skills when obstacles arise
• Flexibility and willingness to help in other areas when available
• Communicating needs or barriers in a timely fashion

Candidates will only be considered who have an active CRCST/CSPDT/CFER national certificate or are a Certified Surgical Technologist. No provisional certifications will be accepted.

What You Will Need:

* High School Diploma or GED required.
* Requires CRCST/CSPDT/CFER national certification or Certified Surgical Technologist obtained from the NBSTSA.
* Requires 18 CE credits annually that focus on information and advancement related to the CS field and be of a technical nature.
* Requires demonstration of advanced knowledge and skills identified as necessary to function as a Tech II.
* Requires the ability to serve as a preceptor for Sterile Processing.
* Requires successful completion of Perioperative Services Preceptor class and/or completion of 4 precepting eLMS modules and/or facility based preceptor training.
* Requires basic computer skills.
* Knowledge of Endo instrumentation function and maintenance is preferred.
* Requires some relevant experience in a healthcare environment.