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Overview
Saint Joseph East is a 217-bed full-service community hospital located in the rapidly growing southeastern section of Lexington Kentucky. We provide care for patients in Fayette and surrounding counties. At Saint Joseph East ambulatory surgery 24-hour emergency care and women’s health services are supported through a vast array of inpatient and outpatient program. Additional specialty services include Heart Care Breast Care Sleep Care and Weight Loss Surgery. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities
Job Summary / Purpose
Demonstrates an understanding of policies, procedures and regulatory requirements and builds continued competency in order to work independently in the decontamination, sterilization, and sterile storage activities of the department. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, maintaining an adequate level of instruments necessary for the efficient functioning of customer departments, understanding the equipment and chemicals used in reprocessing reusable instruments and equipment and the ability to use knowledge to implement appropriate processes in a safe and timely manner to include handling and decontamination of soiled instrument, inspection, assembly, packaging and sterilization. Required to provide preceptor support to other employees and an educational program at least once annually to other team members.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
Provide quality customer service.
Perform duties in a safe manner, to prevent injury to self, patients, visitors or other hospital personnel.
Contribute to maintaining supplies and sterile items for use throughout the hospital.
Process Code Carts
Contribute to the efficient operation of the department.
Perform cleaning and decontamination duties.
Perform wrapping and packaging duties.
Knowledge and identification to assemble instrument sets form all surgical areas and other departments.
Perform sterilization and monitoring activities.
Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Required Education (for CHI Leadership Job Levels from Supervisor through President)
Does Not Apply
Required Education for Staff Job Levels
High school diploma or GED
Required Licensure and Certifications
CRCST certification required within one year of hire
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a sterile processing technician.
PREFERRED Qualifications
N/A
Pay Range
$15.61 - $22.34 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.