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*This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $5,000*

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida's Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

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. This role supports departmental initiatives to meet productivity standards and flexible staffing needs.

A caregiver in this position works evenings from 3:00PM - 11:30PM, including rotating weekend call requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Perform case pull functions.

+ Properly handle equipment, instrumentation and chemicals while adhering to preventative maintenance schedules and personal protective equipment (PPE) standards during the decontamination process.

+ Scan, sort and inspect instruments for functionality and cleanliness.

+ Assemble, wrap and label instruments according to provided lists.

+ Ensure proper cleaning, decontamination, assembly and high-level disinfection of reusable instrumentation.

+ Monitor and control the distribution of supplies and equipment.

+ Perform record-keeping functions (e.g. processing, sterilization and quality assurance).

+ Participate in in-service education.

+ Build case carts using electronic preference cards and dispatch them to appropriate locations.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ High School Diploma or GED

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

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

+ Ability to use the computerized instrument tracking system to perform assigned duties (e.g., obtaining instrument count sheets, special handling instructions for instrumentation, documenting sterilization loads and other tasks)

+ 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

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

Physical Requirements:

+ Ability to perform duties while standing, sitting, stooping, and reaching for long periods of time; ability to lift up to 25 pounds on a continual basis; ability to push, pull, and navigate carts weighing up to 200 pounds and manual dexterity sufficient to perform the basic functions of the job; exposure to environments of bacterial and viral contamination, and possible exposure to sterilization gases.

Personal Protective Equipment:

+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

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