Sterile Processing Technician Lead - Fulltime Evenings

Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician Lead to join the team.

The Sterile Processing Technician Lead assumes leadership and supervisory role within the department. Ensures sterility of all processed items. Maintain instruments and assure timely distribution to all customers. Manages instrument inventory and ensures timely distribution of instruments to all customers. Trains others to be competent in all areas of sterilization.

This is a full-time evening shift 2:30 pm - 11:00pm Monday - Friday with every other weekend position.

Benefits and Perks:

• Competitive salary
• Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement matching: dollar for dollar the first 5% of your eligible pay that you contribute.
• Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO hours on your very first day of work.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepares instrumentation for the decontamination process, including flushing lumens, exposing all surfaces, and properly loading washers.
• Inspects instruments and ensures that they are free from bio-burden and in proper working condition prior to assembling sets according to count sheets.
• Validates sterilization process by reading, interpreting, and documenting all chemical and biological indicators.
• Works collaboratively with all customers to problem-solve issues that arise on a day-to-day basis Teaches, mentors, and precepts new employees. Identifies cost and quality opportunities and brings them to the attention of the manager.
• Supervises staff to include making assignments, monitoring productivity, monitoring breaks, triaging, and facilitating workload and assuring adequate departmental coverage.

Qualifications:

Experience:

• Two (2) year of experience in sterile processing.

Education:

• High School or GED.

Certifications:

• CRCST or CBSPD certification. Certification from The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (CRCST) or Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).

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