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UPMC Shadyside is looking for a full-time Central Sterile Processing Technician to join their sterile processing team! This role focuses heavily on reprocessing flexible endoscopes, ensuring they meet the highest standards of cleanliness and safety.

+ Schedule: Monday through Friday, 1 PM – 9:30 PM

+ No call, holidays, or weekends!

+ When not working in the scope reprocessing area, this technician will float throughout the department to support other sterilization tasks.

+ **We are offering a generous $5,000 sign-on bonus for a 2-year work commitment to UPMC for candidates with +2 years of central sterile experience!**

+ Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary based on experience and education, following the career ladder guidelines.

If you're passionate about scope reprocessing and maintaining top-tier patient safety, this could be a great opportunity!

Purpose:

To perform those duties necessary for the proper decontamination, cleaning, inspection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, storage, distribution and documentation of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment according to established procedures. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Responsibilities:

+ Prepares and assembles surgical tray and equipment following established tray listings for issue, storage, or further processing.

+ Conforms and adheres to department policies concerning decontamination, sterile processing, infection control and safety.

+ Maintains a working knowledge of, and is able to effectively troubleshoot, all decontamination/sterilization equipment.

+ Performs other related duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as may be required to meet emergency situations

+ Monitors, reads, documents, and interprets all parameters for all types of sterilizers to ensure proper function.

+ Develops and improves skills through initiative, attendance and participation at educational programs

+ Communicates appropriately using good interpersonal skills.

+ Assesses supplies required for prescribed standard surgical procedures and sets up case carts. Maintains inventory, collects, disassembles, inspects, cleans, disinfects and reassembles all instrument trays patient care equipment.

+ Displays awareness of cost containment in the organization of work by using economy in time, motion and material.

+ Participates in performance improvement activities.

+ Participates as a team member and is accountable for own work responsibilities.

+ Cleans and decontaminates reusable equipment, instruments, and supplies, manually and mechanically.

+ High school Graduate/GED OR 1 year of experience with UPMC

+ Six months of healthcare experience required. Flexible Endoscope experience _HIGHLY_ preferred.

+ Currently enrolled in an Accredited Surgical Technician/Sterile Processing Program Preferred.

+ Must complete 10 hours of continuing education to remain qualified as a Central Sterile Technician on an annual basis.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Employees active in a Central Sterile position, on or before the effective date 12/27/2020, at a healthcare facility, are grandfathered regarding certification and will not need to obtain it unless they move into a different position that would require certification. Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution or Certified Registered Central Service Technician or International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management certification required in our PA and NY facilities (MD is excluded).

+ New employees in our PA and NY facilities (MD is excluded) will have 18 months from date of hire to obtain required certification.

+ Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution OR Certified Registered Central Service Technician OR International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran