Job Description

Location: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Posted Date: 4/13/2023

About Steward Health Care
Nearly a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.
As the country’s largest physician-led, tax paying, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.
Steward is among the nation’s largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for 12.3 million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multispecialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers.
Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.
For more information, visit www.steward.org.

Instrument Resource Specialist – Operating Room – 40 hrs/week (Days) | CRCST Required | Weekends & Holidays

At Steward Health Care System, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized behavioral health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in the making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.

In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Stewardship

If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you.

POSITION SUMMARY:

  • The CSST is responsible for everything related to the care, packaging, and sterilizing of surgical instruments, supplies and patient care equipment. Also, they are responsible for assembling case carts for the OR, maintaining the supply of soft goods required for procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Ensures proper operation and documentation of autoclave units prior to use on a daily basis – biological and chemical tests
  • Inspects all machines for visible signs of malfunction/potential problems and reports findings to Manager
  • Uses knowledge of sterilization principles to correctly package – peel pack, wrap, container – items for sterilization
  • Accurately checks, posts, counts, and identifies numerous pieces of surgical instruments/equipment
  • Assists with any clerical work related to unit as requested
  • Assists with orientation of new personnel
  • Applies aseptic technique in daily work assignments. Performs general cleaning of department surface areas, racks, shelves, storage cabinets, and all storage areas
  • Stores all supplies and equipment; stocks departments dispensing racks
  • Performs tray assemblage, proper packaging and preparation of all applicable supplies/instruments for sterilization with 100% accuracy
  • Properly loads, operates, and cleans all sterilizers, Sterrad, Steris Units, and all general equipment using biological and chemical control tests as required
  • Responsible for stocking all supply carts in the Operating Room (Instruments/Soft goods)
  • Participates in departmental performance improvement and training activities
  • Demonstrates excellent attendance and actively participates in a variety of meetings and training sessions as required
  • Demonstrates a friendly, responsive, service-minded attitude to all internal and external customers
  • Communicates ideas effectively. Shares information and keeps others properly informed. Gives, and is open to feedback
  • Maintains and fosters an organized, clean, safe work environment
  • Complies with established environment of care/safety policies and procedures and all health and safety requirements
  • Assists the Manager and the material department in establishing and maintaining par levels in the OR and CPD
  • Orders supplies via manual and electronic requisitioning
  • Ability to prioritize orders and needs appropriately
  • Arrives and disperses supplies
  • Assists with departmental inventories at the direction/request of the Manager
  • Assembles OR schedule and case pick lists for following day
  • Performs QA audits of case carts for accuracy and potential process improvement ideas
  • Updates physical supply locations as needed and timely
  • Restocks supply shelves in the CPD and the OR daily
  • Transports case carts to and from the OR for delivery and cleaning purposes
  • Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.

1. Commits to recognize and respect cultural diversity for all customers (internal and external).

2. Communicates effectively with internal and external customers with respect of differences in cultures, values, beliefs and ages, utilizing interpreters when needed.

  • Performs other duties as assigned

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

(Examples: Ability to work independently and take initiative; Good judgment and problem solving skills; Communication skills; Interpersonal and organizational skills; Level of confidentiality)

  • Knowledge of sterile technique, sterilization processes, handling and care of instruments, tray preparation and special procedure items
  • Ability to operate all sterilization equipment
  • Ability to comply with all department and hospital procedures and policies
  • Ability to read, write and speak English clearly
  • Good written and oral skills and medical terminology required.
  • Ability to work independently
  • Ability to act in a respectful and professional manner at all times even under stressful situations

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/LICENSURE/TECHNICAL/OTHER:

  1. Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent required. Completion of CST program
  2. Experience (Type & Length): Minimum of two years of experience as a CPD technician required. Experience with case-cart preparation desirable.
  3. Certification/Licensure: CRCST required.
  • IV. Software/Hardware: Meditech, MS Word, MS Excel
  • V. Other:


Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.


Additional Information

Important COVID message

Please note, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center is taking additional, necessary preparations to ensure patients can receive compassionate care in a safe, carefully managed environment - with confidence and without fear. Our Safe and Ready program consists of a rigorous [five-point] standard ensuring patient safety, confidence, and convenience: Expanded hours will allow previously cancelled procedures to be scheduled as quickly as possible. Any COVID-19 related care takes place in designated areas away from other patients and their families. Emergency Departments are reorganized to be a safe place to treat all emergency patients. A stringent cleaning policy has been implemented throughout the hospital. A strictly controlled visitor and masking policy is required for patient safety. You can rest assured that we have made the necessary preparations to provide care in a safe, controlled, and professional way.

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