At Riverside, everyday brings new and exciting challenges. You can expect an interesting environment where you’re part of making sure our organization is running optimally and safely, helping keep the community healthy. We provide the kind of paid training and opportunities that long-term careers are built on and we recognize hard workers who strive to make a difference. You will be able to succeed in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as a team. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us!
FTE: 1.000000
Shift: Afternoons
Location: RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER
Summary:
Riverside Healthcare is seeking a detail-oriented and dedicated Sterile Processing Technician to join our team in Kankakee, Illinois. The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for ensuring that all surgical instruments and equipment are properly cleaned, sterilized, and prepared for use in surgical procedures. This role is critical to maintaining a safe and sterile environment for our patients and healthcare professionals.
Required Licensure/Education:
High school diploma or equivalentPreferred Licensure/Education:
CRCST or CSPDT preferredPreferred Experience:
Responsibilities:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Instrument Sterilization: Clean, decontaminate, and sterilize surgical instruments and equipment according to established procedures and standards.Equipment Inspection: Inspect surgical instruments and equipment for proper function and cleanliness, identifying and reporting any damages or malfunctions.Inventory Management: Assemble and organize surgical instrument trays, ensuring all necessary instruments are available for surgical procedures.Record Keeping: Maintain accurate records of sterilization processes, including biological and chemical indicators, to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.Collaboration: Work closely with surgical teams, operating room staff, and other healthcare professionals to meet the needs of the surgical schedule and ensure the timely availability of sterile instruments.Adherence to Protocols: Follow all infection control protocols, safety guidelines, and hospital policies to minimize the risk of contamination and ensure patient safety.Flexibility: Demonstrates flexibility with assignments within professional scope/duties/licensure.Nonessential Duties and Responsibilities:
Inventory Restocking: Assist with restocking supplies and maintaining the cleanliness of the sterile processing area.Continuing Education: Participate in ongoing training and education opportunities to stay current with industry best practices and advancements in sterile processing technology.Cross-Departmental Support: Provide occasional support to other departments as needed, including assisting with supply management and equipment distribution.
Education:
Essential:
* HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
Riverside Healthcare is revolutionizing care using leading-edge technology to diagnose and treat patients. We are ranked top in the nation for performance in neurosurgery, orthopedics, and heart surgery and have also been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics seven times. Riverside is nationally recognized for our specialty programs in obstetrics, trauma, oncology, rehabilitation, geriatrics, occupational health, psychiatric services, and treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency, as well as patient safety. We combine innovation and convenience at state-of-the-art facilities located in communities throughout the greater Kankakee area.
Riverside Medical Center proves that truly progressive medicine is being delivered in Chicago's southwest suburbs and East Central Illinois. Join a team that is not only concerned with providing the best care possible but also with offering a work environment of advancement and growth. Riverside is a place that embraces a culture where opinions count and dedications is respected, where superior performance is rewarded with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.
Other information:
Exposure/Sensory Requirements
Exposure to: Chemicals: ETO, Hydrogen peroxide, Cidex, and enzymatic cleaner, pre-soak, instrument bath, Ethylene Oxide, glutaraldehyde and phenolic. Video Display Terminals: Average Blood and Body Fluids: Sharps, contaminated linen, contaminated instruments TB or Airborne Pathogens: Very limited. Possible during unit rounds.
Protective Clothing Required: scrubs/hats/masks-handling rec. processed ETO items. Eye prot.-cleaning STERRAD H2O2 inject. port. Gloves-removing items from STERRAD full protect. -anticipate splash in decontamination.
Sensory requirements: (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch): Speech: Answer phones communicate with peers, OR staff, nursing units or other hospital departments. Vision: To be able to wrap packages, monitor sterilizers and indicators for proper cycle completion. Accurately dispense items. Smell: To detect hazardous odors. Hearing: Phone, doorbell, alarms on sterilizers. Touch: To distinguish between hot and cold
Activity/Lifting Requirements:
Average Hours per Week: 40 plus call
Shift: varies
Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 5%
Twist: 10%
Stand: 75%
Crawl: 0%
Walk: 20%
Kneel: 10%
Lift: 60%
Drive: 0%
Squat: 10%
Climb: 5%
Bend: 5%
Reach above shoulders: 2%
The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
Up to 10 lbs.: Frequently
Up to 20 lbs.: Frequently
Up to 35 lbs.: Frequently
Up to 50 lbs.: Occasionally
Up to 75 lbs.: Not Required
Up to 100 lbs.: Not Required
Over 100 lbs.: Not Required
Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements.
Lift boxes off-loading pallet, carry 3'-4'; boxes of water approximately 2'; no higher than 18' off ground. Putting supplies away, lifting overhead to re-stock shelves; weight is no more than 3- 4#, raised head high for items higher than that a stepstool is used.
Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
Sit: 30
Twist: 5
Stand: 120
Crawl: 0
Walk: 20
Kneel: 5
Lift: 5
Drive: 0
Squat: 5
Climb: 2
Bend: 5
Reach above shoulders: 2
Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):
Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. Normal weight: