Job Details

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care - a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It's helping families grow bymaking each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient's needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:
Location: Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Address: 933 E Pierce St, Council Bluffs, IA

Work Schedule: Full time days

Responsible for the day to day operations of the Sterile Processing Department. Ensures medical instruments and equipment are properly cleaned, sterilized, and made available for use for the operating room and other departments and clinics within the hospital.

Responsibilities:
Essential Job Functions

1. Supervises the daily activities of the Sterile Processing Department and employees.

2. Has authority to conduct interviews, make hiring decisions, facilitate orientation, handle terminates, and conduct performance evaluations.

3. Engages in staff acknowledgement and implements corrective action when necessary.

4. Works with repair vendors to maintain instrumentation and orders replacements as needed.

5. Collaborates with repair vendors to maintain instrumentation, orders replacements as needed, and manages the department's inventory of supplies and implants.

6. Creates staff schedules.

7. Able to perform all duties of Sterile Processing Tech.

8. Works with Infection Prevention, Quality, and OR to maintain Quality standards.

9. Participates in meetings and committees as needed.

10. Works with Educator to oversee staff education and competencies.

11. Monitors and reports Productivity and budget variance.

12. Reports issues/concerns to Service Leader and/or Service Executive.

Schedule:

Full time days

Job Description:
Job Requirements:

Education

• High School Diploma preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years' experience in Sterile Processing department required.
• One year supervisory experience preferred.

License/Certifications:

• Certified Sterile Processing & Distribution Technician (CSPDT) certification or Certified Register Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification or successful completion of Surgical Technology training program, or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certification with instrumentation experience required.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Necessitates the capability to systematically evaluate information, concepts, and ideas.
• To methodically assess technical procedures, create, and effectively convey these procedures to both employees and customers ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the services provided.
• Proficiency in customer service and the ability to promote effective teamwork are essential.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):

• Climbing
• Crawling
• Kneeling
• Sitting

Frequently Performed (34%-66%):

• Balancing
• Carrying
• Crouching
• Distinguish colors
• Keyboarding/typing
• Lifting
• Pulling/Pushing
• Repetitive Motions
• Standing
• Stooping/bending
• Twisting
• Walking

Constantly Performed (67%-100%):

• Grasping
• Hearing
• Reaching
• Seeing/Visual
• Speaking/talking

Job Hazards

Not Related:

• Explosives (pressurized gas)
• Electrical Shock/Static
• Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
• Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)

Rare (1-33%):

• Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
• Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

Occasionally (34%-66%):

• Biological agents (primary airborne and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
• Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
• Equipment/Machinery/Tools

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.