Renown Health · 5 months ago
Sterile Instrument Technician Lead
Reno, NV
Part-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expRenown Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Sterile Instrument Technician Lead to oversee the provision of sterile trays and medical instruments for surgical patients. The role involves managing daily activities, ensuring quality assurance, and mentoring new technicians while collaborating with department leadership to maintain best practices.
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Responsibilities
Oversee the provision of sterile trays, medical instruments, packs and supplies for the care of the surgical patient on a 24 hour, 7 days a week basis
Oversee the daily activities in the above procedures
Provide effective communication to sterile instrument teams to ensure daily needs list is prioritized and met
Perform quality assurance activity, monitoring and documentation
Assist with mentoring, training and role modeling for new Sterile Instrument Technicians
Collaborate with department leadership, Operating Room Liaison's and educator to identify department best practice updates
Assist in department key performance indicators
Monitor instruments and supplies needed in reprocessing procedures
Oversee the decontamination of equipment used for patient comfort and treatment
Maintain accurate quality assurance retrieval programs
Have working knowledge of proper cleaning, containerizing/wrapping, and sterilization of all reusable items
Participate in interviewing, training employees, planning, assigning and directing workflow
Provide feedback to leadership in regard to sterile instrument technician performance evaluations
Escalate to leadership regarding employees' performance complaints, and resolution of issues
Demonstrate knowledge of infection control measures to avoid spread of bacteria
Relocate equipment to increase work efficiency, update packs and trays with management approval
Maintain control of patient equipment, proper level of supplies, and help keep staff motivated and productive in the preparation of sterile instruments and trays utilizing the instrument tracking system
Demonstrate the positive behaviors that reflect understanding and support of the organizations mission, vision and purpose
Qualification
Required
Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English
Knowledge of medical terminology and perform basic mathematical functions is required
High school diploma or equivalent
A minimum of two year's experience as a Sterile Processing Technician required
CRCST from IAHCSMM or equivalent
Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computer skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc
Company
Renown Health
Renown Health is northern Nevada's not-for-profit integrated health network.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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unknownKey Investors
Baldrick's Foundation
2023-11-21Grant
Leadership Team
Brian Erling
President & Chief Executive Officer
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