Central Service Technician Ii

Overview
Central Service Technician II
Full Time: FTE 1.0
3:00pm-11:30pm
Bettendorf, IA
Under the general supervision of the Central Sterilization Manager, Responsible for decontamination, disinfection, inspection, assembly and sterilization of reusable medical supplies, instruments and equipment dispensed by the department.
Why UnityPoint Health?

• Culture - At UnityPoint Health, you Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits - Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment - We're committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Development - We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
• Community Involvement - Be an essential part of our core purpose-to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Responsibilities
Receiving

• Ensure safe handling of items through decontamination process according to policy and procedure
• Ensure vendor compliance for delivery and packaging of equipment/instrumentation
• Processing all equipment/instrumentation from all campuses, and offsite ancillary departments

Handling

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory protocols for decontamination of instrumentation
• Ensure all safety measures taken with regard to policy and procedure
• Disassemble items for cleaning and sterilizing; reassembling cleaned and sterilized items
• Complete tray assembly inclusive of inventory, inspection, assembly and containment
• Complete sterilization process according to policy and procedure

Distribution

• Transport completed instrumentation to defined storage locations within the operating room
• Complete handoff to ancillary departments
• Ensure vendor compliance for instrument handling, pick up and inventory control

Basic UPH Performance Criteria

• Demonstrates the UnityPoint Health Values and Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres to policies and procedures and safety guidelines.
• Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department with regular, reliable attendance.
• Employee maintains current licenses and/or certifications required for the position.
• Practices and reflects knowledge of HIPAA, TJC, DNV, OSHA and other federal/state regulatory

Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.
Preferred or Specialized
Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.
Education:
High school graduate or equivalent
Experience:
1 year prior experience in Central Services/Central Supply
License(s)/Certification(s):
Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification to be obtained within 1 year of start date
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.
Multicultural sensitivity
Microsoft office-basic computer skill.
Customer/patient focused.
Critical thinking skills using independent judgement in making decisions.
Other:
Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
Work requires travel to other UPH facilities