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Join Cleveland Clinic's Strongsville Family Health & Surgery Center and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This patient-friendly facility offers primary care and a wide array of specialties providing patients with the world-class care Cleveland Clinic is known for. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career.

Certified CS/SPD Technicians are responsible for cleaning and maintaining surgical tools and hospital equipment. It is your job to make sure that the sterilized tools are then organized into trays containing the instruments required for routine or special surgeries. You are also responsible for checking equipment to make sure it is in good repair and up to date.

A caregiver in this position works PRN.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Provide safe, efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly, wrapping and sterilization of all reprocessed instruments and distribution equipment.

+ Perform case pull functions.

+ Determine appropriate case carts to be built for specialty procedures.

+ Build case carts ensuring adherence to procedures.

+ Dispatch case carts to ensure availability for surgical/clinical procedures.

+ Perform record keeping, ordering, stocking and inventory control.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ High School Diploma or GED

+ Two to five years of experience in central service/sterile processing areas

+ A Sterile Processing certification (e.g., CRCST, CSPDT, CFER, or CER)

+ Completion of a recognized training program with certification in central service/sterile processing

+ Proficient in using computerized instrument tracking systems

+ Military experience, such as Hospital Corpsmen (HM), Machinery Repairman (MR), Aircraft Maintenance Technician (2A3X3), Biomedical Equipment Specialist (68A), Small Arms Repairer (91F), or similar, will be considered

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Basic computer skills

Physical Requirements:

+ Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting items that weigh 20-30 pounds.

+ Requires the ability to push a fully loaded cart weighing up to 200+ pounds.

+ Possible exposure to biological and chemical contamination.

+ Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.

+ Requires corrected vision and hearing to within normal range.

Personal Protective Equipment:

+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Minimum hourly: $22.75

Maximum hourly: $22.75

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities