Sterile Processing Tech Lead

The Lead Instrument/Sterile Processing Technician is crucial for patient safety and infection control, as they ensure the decontamination, reprocessing, and maintenance of surgical instruments, endoscopes, and patient care equipment. They proficiently operate various surgical instrument sterilizers and decontamination equipment. The Lead Technician serves as a surgical specialty liaison, further enhancing their role in supporting specialized procedures.

Job Information:

Department: Sterile Processing - Colorado Springs (Briargate)
Job Status: Fulltime
Shift: Evenings - 3pm - 11pm - (This position is eligible for additional shift differential compensation)
Some holidays, nights and weekends

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: High School or GED

Experience: 3 years of surgical instrumentation in a hospital sterile processing environment

Equivalency:

Certification(s): Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) or Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) or Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER)

Essential Functions

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Anticipates OR needs and manages the workroom to minimize schedule delays.

2. Serves as the surgical specialty liaison to the Operating Room and Procedure Center.

3. Trains staff on cleaning and sterilization per instrument manufacturer guidelines.

4. Creates, updates, and inputs instrument set lists into the SPM system.

5. Performs decontamination of durable medical equipment and OR surgical instruments.

6. Ensures proper care, handling, and functionality of surgical instruments before reassembly.

7. Participates in professional education, maintains certifications, and stays updated on industry trends.

8. Precepts new employees, supporting their training and development.

9. Assists with staffing, planning, and specialized technical operations.

10. Oversees departmental operations in management's absence, applying policies and procedures.

11. Leads quality improvement efforts and may spearhead quality initiatives.

12. Communicates with medical and nursing staff about service changes and equipment needs, collaborating with vendors on loaner trays.

SCOPE & LEVEL

Guidelines: Advanced full performance professional level work that requires additional knowledge, education, training or experience. Guidelines are generally in the form of stated objectives only with issues and factors largely undefined requiring the employee to exercise creativity and ingenuity in devising criteria, techniques, strategy, and methodologies for approaching assigned functions or projects.

Complexity: Duties performed involve concepts, theories, and concrete factors to be evaluated and weighed requiring a high degree of analytical ability, independent judgment, and decision-making. Acts as a subject matter expert in the field of expertise.

Decision Making: Exercises judgment and discretion, and is responsible for determining the time, place and sequence of the work performed.

Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where some degree of discretion and judgment are required in carrying out a major program and/or function of the organization.

Supervision Received: Performs work with minimal supervisory oversight. Work assignment is generally unstructured and employee is responsible for organizing complex, varied, and simultaneous coordination of several functions, programs, or projects in various stages of completion.

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $23.54 to $35.31

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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