Lead Sterile Processing Technician

Award Winning Outpatient Surgery Center | Evening Shift | Great benefits!This Jobot Job is hosted by: Kristin LedererAre you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" buttonand sending us your resume.Salary: $23 - $26 per hourA bit about us:We are partnering with an orthopedics focused, award winning Ambulatory Surgery Center in the Hartford County, CT area to help them identify the TOP candidates for a full time, permanent Lead SPD Technician role.Why join us?What we have to offer:

• Comprehensive Medical and Dental benefits
• 401k
• Profit sharing
• Life Insurance, Short term disability
• 7 paid holidays
• PTO - 24-30 days accrued based upon years of service

Job DetailsJob Details:We are currently seeking an experienced and dedicated Lead Sterile Processing Technician to join our dynamic healthcare team. This is a permanent position that offers an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in patient care by ensuring that all surgical instruments and medical equipment are sterile and safe for use. Responsibilities:

• Assists SPD Manager with ensuring proper operational procedures are followed and completes required documentation/reporting.
• Assists and collaborates with SPD Manager on new employee orientation, on-the-job training, in-service education.
• Responsible for directing and communicating department workflow and tech work assignments.
• Point person for answering and responding to calls from the operating rooms.
• Collaborates with OR resource nurse and OR manager coordinating and prioritizing surgical needs to ensure timely delivery of sterilized instruments for cases.
• Identifies and leads process improvement initiatives.
• Ensure assignments are completed or assigned.
• Escalates facility/department issues or concerns to ensure proper resolution.
• Coordinates with vendors on new instrumentation IFU compliance.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience as a Certified Sterile Processing Technician
• Bachelors degree is highly preferred
• Orthopedic and Total joint experience are highly preferred
• Active and unencumbered Sterile Processing Technician certification is required.
• A deep understanding of the sterilization process, including cleaning, decontamination, inspection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, storage, and distribution of reusable surgical instruments and medical equipment.
• Experience in an ambulatory surgery center is highly preferred.

If you are a highly skilled and experienced Certified Sterile Processing Technician with a passion for patient care, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to join our dedicated healthcare team!Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button._{Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy, as well as the Jobot California Worker Privacy Notice and Jobot Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tools which are available at jobot.com/legal.By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy}