OR Liaison - Sterile Processing

Description

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Eligible for a sign on bonus up to $10k with a 2 year commitment! 

Do you want to be a part of a family and not just another employee? Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application today and find out what it truly means to be a part of a team.

At Presbyterian St Luke’s Medical Center, we want to ensure your needs are met. We offer a variety of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans along with some unique benefits including:

·         Student Loan Repayment

·         Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs

·         Paid Personal Leave

·         401k (100% annual match – 3%-9% of pay based on years of service)

·         Identity Theft Protection discounts

·         Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options

·         Adoption Assistance

·         Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for dedicated professional like you to be a part of our Sterile Processing team. Join us in our efforts to better our community!

Position Summary:  This position supports the mission of Presbyterian/St Luke’s Medical Center of optimizing the quality of life of all those served by expanding beyond the traditional focus on medical needs to the needs of the whole person. 

            Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Provides asset management and support of surgical instruments and trays belonging to or consigned to the facility, in accordance with The Department of Health, TJC, OSHA, CDC, AAMI and AORN standards.
• Properly handles, decontaminates, assembles, sterilizes and returns for use all instrumentation in accordance with the above organizational standards.
• Works with Clinical Coordinators to maintain preference cards and lean multiple specialty instrumentation.
• Point of contact for OR staff for in room assistance and instrumentation needs.
• Accurate and timely reporting of shift details to incoming shift staff and Lead Technician.
• Performs inventory replacement procedures, transports instrumentation to OR as needed.
• Supports daily operations of any activities that pertain to the processing of reusable instrumentation.
• Communicates with SPD staff and OR staff to ascertain that pre-case needs are met, resolve any outstanding issues and offer alternatives if necessary.
• Reporting of broken instrumentation, and vital communication with team leadership and/or manager.
• Demonstrates consistent success in working, communicating with, and mentoring diverse staff.
• Communicates in a professional manner to all staff and facility employees.
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of instrumentation in multiple specialty areas.
• Completes documentation for inventory and equipment service requests.
• Regularly meets with OR staff and surgeons to ensure needs are being met and prioritized.
• Verifies availability of instrumentation for next day cases and weekend cases.
• Other duties as assigned.

Schedule: 6am-2pm, occassional weekend call coverage

Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, located in the Uptown neighborhood in Denver, CO and licensed for 680 beds, PSL provides the most advanced care for patients across the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. We are proud to serve our community with experienced physicians who offer a wide range of medical services for patients of all ages.

Since delivering our first baby in 1882 at St. Luke’s Hospital, we have focused on providing exceptional baby care. Today, P/SL offers the region’s most advanced maternal-fetal care, focusing on rare conditions that put mothers and their developing babies at high-risk. The Advanced Cardiac Center at P/SL is known as a major heart hospital, recognized several times over the American Heart Association for excellence and for its success in implementing a higher standard of cardiac care that effectively improves treatment of patients hospitalized for heart disease. While the tools are ever changing and our ability to care for patients is always advancing, one things remains constant - putting our patients first, with quality, respect, safety and teamwork.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from one of our managers. We are actively interviewing so apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:  Certification as a Sterile Processing Technician required, and one advanced certification (Advanced Instrument Tech, CST or Endoscopy Technician) required within 1 year of hire.

            Education:   Associate Degree or equivalent from 2 year technical school, or 2 years related experience, or combination

            Experience:  At least 2 years of previous SPD experience, or similar clinical experience required.

     Special Qualifications:  Medical terminology and familiarity with surgical instrumentation preferred.  Good organizational and leadership skills, attention to detail and ability to multi task in a high pressure environment.  Must be able to read and speak English fluently. 

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