Central Sterile Processing Technician 2 - Full Time Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Miami, FL

The University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, has an exciting full time opportunity for a Central Sterile Processing Technician 2 in Miami, Florida. The Central Sterile Processing Technician 2 is responsible for preparing supplies and equipment for use during patient procedures achieving competency in two areas of sterile processing. Receives, processes, stocks, and distributes supplies. Cleans and disinfects equipment requiring decontamination or sterilization, assembly, packing, sterilization, documentation, implantable, case carts, emergency carts, and supplies to surgical nursing units and ancillary departments assisting with daily operational flow.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

Cleans, wraps, sterilizes, stores, and distributes medical equipment, supplies and instruments used in patientcare. Ensures adequate equipment and supplies are available to complete order requests. Transports instruments and supplies, delivering items to their destination within an efficient time frame prioritizing patient safety. Achieves and maintains productivity demand level for area by fulfilling order requests in a timely manner forpatients from various hospital departments. Sets up of decontamination and assembly workstations daily following established standard of work processes(SOW) for all decontamination/sterilization, preparing and assembly. Transports case carts as requested, following established safety protocols and utilizes department tool aidesto prevent errors. Assembles minor procedure instrumentation for nursing units, and all other ancillarydepartments. Receives and sorts medical equipment and instruments returned to decontamination, loading/unloading cart washer, emergency carts, and sterile supplies. Adheres to infection control and utilizes universal precautions PPE protocols. Participates in continuousprocess improvement and quality systems and stays abreast of related departmental practice guidelines andstandards from the Joint Commission, AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation),AORN (Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses). Checks equipment for functionality and report malfunctioning equipment immediately to leadership. Provides reliable, high quality customer service to all department’s requests. Prepares and distributesrequest orders, including fulfilling phone order requests for supplies and equipment. Maintains distribution of equipment, supply records, and logbooks. Operates and maintains documentationof various sterilizers and processing equipment. Maintains storage of sterile supplies/surgical instrumentation according to facility policies and procedures. Provides shift report to lead technician or leader of the pending and completed requests. Ensures patient charges and issued supplies are given daily to lead technician or leader by end of shift. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include otherduties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license Certification and Licensing: Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician (CRCST) certification Experience: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing prioritiesand work demands. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment. Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications. Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues andstakeholders. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida’s only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We’re the challenge you’ve been looking for. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff #J-18808-Ljbffr University of Miami