Central Sterile Processing Technician

14 hours ago


Miami, Florida, United States The University of Miami Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Central Sterile Processing Technician to join our team at the University of Miami UHealth System. As a Central Sterile Processing Technician, you will play a critical role in ensuring the highest level of patient care by preparing and sterilizing medical equipment and supplies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Clean, wrap, sterilize, store, and distribute medical equipment, supplies, and instruments used in patient care.
  • Ensure adequate equipment and supplies are available to complete order requests.
  • Transport instruments and supplies, delivering items to their destination within an efficient time frame prioritizing patient safety.
  • Achieve and maintain productivity demand level for area by fulfilling order requests in a timely manner for patients from various hospital departments.
  • Set up decontamination and assembly workstations daily following established standard of work processes (SOW) for all decontamination/sterilization, preparing and assembly.
  • Transport case carts as requested, following established safety protocols and utilizes department tool aides to prevent errors.
  • Receive and sort medical equipment and instruments returned to decontamination, loading/unloading cart washer, emergency carts, and sterile supplies.
  • Adhere to infection control and utilizes universal precautions PPE protocols.
  • Participate in continuous process improvement and quality systems and stays abreast of related departmental practice guidelines and standards from the Joint Commission, AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation), AORN (Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses).
  • Check equipment for functionality and report malfunctioning equipment immediately to leadership.
  • Provide reliable, high-quality customer service to all department's requests.
  • Maintain distribution of equipment, supply records, and logbooks.
  • Operate and maintain documentation of various sterilizers and processing equipment.
  • Maintain storage of sterile supplies/surgical instrumentation according to facility policies and procedures.
  • Provide shift report to lead technician or leader of the pending and completed requests.
  • Ensure patient charges and issued supplies are given daily to lead technician or leader by end of shift.
  • Adhere to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
Requirements
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Certification in relevant specialty or field.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS).
  • No prior experience required.
What We Offer

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 groundbreaking 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.

Patient safety is a top priority. As a result, during the Influenza ('the flu') season (September through April), the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine requires all employees who provide ongoing services to patients, work in a location (all Hospitals and clinics) where patient care is provided, or work in patient care or clinical care areas, to have an annual influenza vaccination.

Failure to meet this requirement will result in rescinding or termination of employment.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.



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