CST/CRCST - Central Sterile Pocessing - PRN - scheduled as needed

Job Summary :

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Fiscal

• Assist anesthesia, surgeons, and associates with procedural related tasks
• Monitor instrument/equipment for processing following manufacture/AMMI/AORN/AST standards or practice and guidelines.
• Carry out established procedures: cleaning, decontaminating and sterilization.
• Provide assistance in the order of priority and re-prioritizes as designated by the director or designee.
• Alter own time schedule to adjust to changes in activity level of the department.
• Judicious use of supplies.

2. Quality

• Assist RN to obtain non-routine supplies for individualized care of clients without compromise of quality or loss of client care time.
• Support client care by readily responding to and reporting on-goingintermittent and unexpected changes in delegated aspects of care.
• Facilitate planning and adjusting provisions of patient care per request of anesthesia, surgeons and OR associates.
• Consult and collaborates appropriately to revise preference cards, instrument sets and supply pull sheets as technological advances influence changes in delegated aspects of care.
• Accept and delegate tasks appropriately and promote teamwork.

3. Patient Satisfaction

• Collaborate with other health care providers regarding the plan of intraoperative cares, including instrument/supply set up prior to case.
• Respond quickly and is able to work under stress related to multiple requests for supplies/instruments.
• Maintain professional environment and keep noise to a minimum at all times
• Exemplify excellent guest relations to patients, visitors, and physicians and co-workers.
• Collaborate as a member of the operative team to enhance patient flow with changes to daily procedure schedules.

4. Patient Safety

• Cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization of all instruments, metal goods, and equipment used for patient care.
• Plan and prepare for surgical intervention based on individualized needs of each patient and respond to on-going, intermittent, and unexpected changes in delegated aspects of care.
• Adhere to HIPAA and follow social media policy and adhere to standards of practice for instrument and supply sterility.
• Verify double check system to verify medications/supplies that are passed to the sterile field.
• Maintain just culture and report any breaks in sterile field and activities surrounding patient care.

5. Professional Development

• Maintain workable knowledge of anatomy and instruments/equipment.
• Share knowledge and skills with colleagues and others including orientation and cross-training.
• Demonstrate leadership and be a resource for peer, precepts students and new employee when needed.
• Identify professional needs and collaborates with management for learning opportunities for self and for the unit.
• Participate in development and implementation of departmental goals and attend product practice change in-services.

6. Customer Service

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with all customers, focusing on physicians, provider practices, anesthesia and public.
• Provide a professional and quiet patient environment.
• Practice AIDET (Acknowledge, Identify, Duration, Explanation, Thank You)
• Promote commitment to co-workers, view all staff as part of an equal team and be approachable at all times, and maintain interdepartmental relationships
• Be flexible with assignments, staffing needs and assigned shifts.

Mandatory Licensure/Certifications:

(CST) Currently certified by The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or (LPN) Currently licensed by the Indiana State Board of Nurses' Registration and Nursing Education as a Registered Nurse.

Work Shift :

Scheduled Weekly Hours :