Central Services Specialist - Full-time - Variable Shift - Bronson Battle Creek Hospital

Job Title

Central Services Specialist - Full-time - Variable Shift - Bronson Battle Creek Hospital

Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient and strong. We are driven by Positivity which inspires us to be our best and to go above and beyond for our patients, for one another, and for our community.

If you're ready for a rewarding new career, join Team Bronson and be part of the experience.

Responsibilities

The Central Services Specialist is preferably a certified technician upon hire. In the event that they are not certified, it is required to obtain certification within 12 months from hire date. The Specialist is responsible for processing complex instrumentation including flexible and rigid endoscopes, power instrumentation, laparoscopic/robotic instrumentation, ophthalmology instrumentation and other specialized instrument sets. The specialist also assists in providing in-service education to staff on new instruments, processing scopes and high-risk/low frequency skills. The Specialist is responsible for ordering specialty instrumentation, assisting with preventative maintenance on power equipment, assisting in decontamination at the handwash station during peak volumes, ad hoc projects, orienting new hires to the specialist role, sending instrumentation out for repairs and maintaining par levels of backup instrumentation. The Central Service specialist coordinates and collaborates with the Supervisor, Lead Technician and Clinical Coordinators of specialty areas to ensure safe efficient care.

This position involves work which produces levels of mental/visual fatigue which are typical of jobs that perform a wide variety of specialized technical duties with frequent and significant uncontrollable deadlines. Work may include the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT up to 40 percent of the time. Involves regularly lifting bulky or moderately heavy weights (i.e., up to 50 pounds) and occasionally assisting with heavier tasks or expending the equivalent effort in pushing, pulling, or otherwise handling material, equipment, and other objects.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), experience in the care of a variety of endoscopes and medical instrumentation, and 2-4 years of experience in a Central Services/Sterile Processing unit is required.
• Must obtain certification within 12 months of hire The Central Services Technician exam can be taken through HSPA or CBSPD.
• Knowledge and experience in the care of endoscopic, power, and robotic instruments and equipment
• Experience with the processing of flexible endoscopes
• Ability to work independently and effectively alone, as well as a member of a collaborative team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Additional Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to clean, decontaminate, inspect, store, and prepare flexible gastrointestinal (GI) and pulmonary endoscopes
• Demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot, test, and maintain (basic maintenance) of equipment used for high-level disinfection (HLD) and sterilization
• Demonstrate the ability to review the surgical schedule, identify items needed for surgical procedures, and set priorities to ensure items are ready prior to case start time
• Provide in-service education to co-workers and others on the care and use of instrumentation, power equipment, and endoscopes
• Demonstrate ability to develop standard work processes for the performance of work tasks
• Monitor instruments and equipment that is down for repair to ensure timely return to service
• Serve as a clinical specialty resource for various surgical specialties
• Ability to troubleshoot issues that arise with surgical instrumentation and supplies
• Ability to be proactive and to speak up to prevent the costs associated with large repair bills of complex or delicate equipment
• Ability to set priorities, be detail-oriented, function independently, demonstrate initiative, effective stress, organization, and time management skills, and work efficiently to complete work responsibilities
• Cleaning/Maintenance of all scopes 50%
• Checking insulation of Laparoscopic Instruments 10%
• Monitoring schedule to assure equipment ready on time 10%
• Inservice staff on care of equipment 5%
• Monitoring repairs on scopes and laparoscopic equipment 5%
• Communication with clinical for each service 5%
• Orienting new staff members 15%

Shift

Variable

Time Type

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Cost Center

5702 Reprocessing & Sterilization (BBC)