Sterile Processing Technician - Per Diem - Ambulatory Surgery Center at Rockaway - Atlantic Health System
Rockaway, NJ
About the Job
Principal Accountabilities:
- The Sterile Processing Technician is trained and certified to clean, decontaminate, disinfect, assemble, and sterilize patient care equipment, supplies, reusable medical devices, and instruments according to prescribed procedures, regulations, instructions for use and techniques.
- Maintaining Patient Care Equipment: Knowledge of all sterile processing equipment, including items used on in-patient units. Compliance with AAMI, OSHA, TJC, AORN, Manufacturer Instructions for Use, departmental guidelines and OMC/AHS policies and procedures for properly cleaning, inspecting, and storing patient care equipment.
- Decontamination/ Instrument Cleaning: Compliance with AAMI, OSHA, TJC AORN, Manufacturer Instructions for Use, departmental guidelines and OMC/AHS policies and procedures for proper pre-cleaning and cleaning instruments
- Prep and Pack: Compliance with AAMI, OSHA, AORN, Manufacturer Instructions for Use, departmental guidelines and OMC/AHS policies and procedures for prepping and packing instruments, trays and other items that are processed in the unit utilizing count sheets.
- Sterilization: Compliance with AAMI, OSHA, TJC, AORN, Manufacturer Instructions for Use, departmental guidelines and OMC/ AHS policies and procedures for sterilization.
- Storage Clean/Sterile Distribution: Adheres to AAMI, OSHA, TJC,AORN, manufacturer instructions for Use, departmental guidelines and OMC/AHS procedures for sterile storage.
- Dispatch: Completely and accurately sets up case carts according to the preference card, seeking clarification as needed.
- Technical: Must be competent in computer skills related to instrument tracking (Microsystem SPM) IFU review (One Source) and loaner delivery and tracking (Torq) Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and word.
- Performance Improvement: Performs special projects as assigned by SPD supervisor and/or Nurse Manager.
Minimum Education:
- High School Diploma or GED required
Minimum Experience:
- 2 years experience in an ambulatory surgical SPD setting or a hospital SPD setting
- Experience with endoscopy equipment preferred
Licenses/Certifications:
- Certification from an accredited board for sterile processing and distribution required.
- Endoscopy processing certification preferred.
ABOUT US
At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:
- Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
- Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
- Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
- Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
- Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
- Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
- CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
- Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
- Atlantic Mobile Health
- Atlantic Rehabilitation
We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.
We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:
- 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years
- Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
- 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
- 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
- Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
- Gold-Level \"Well Workplace\": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
- One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
- One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
- Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
- NJ Sustainable Business
Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.
We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of \"100 Great Hospitals in America\". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an \"A\" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.
Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.
EEO STATEMENT
Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.
Our hospitals are staffed by fellowship-trained, board-certified surgeons, anesthesiology specialists, nurses, care managers and other health care professionals who provide the most progressive surgical methods using the latest technology. This includes minimally invasive surgery programs that result in shorter hospital stays and faster recoveries. In addition, Morristown Medical Center is home to and a state-of-the-art bio skills simulation laboratory that is accredited by the American College of Surgeons for additional staff training.