Grow your career in Cleveland Clinic's award-winning Sterile Processing Department.

　　Join a diverse and prestigious organization where you'll receive guidance and support as you develop personally and professionally.

　　As an SPD Certified and/or Lead Technician, you'll directly enhance patient care and safety. You'll be responsible for safe, efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly, wrapping and sterilization of all reprocessed instruments, distribution equipment and case cart management. As part of your responsibilities, you will:

　　Build case carts, ensuring adherence to procedures.

　　Maintain adequate levels of inventories and order and stock supplies.

　　Perform case pull functions.

　　Perform ordering, stocking and inventory control functions.

　　Perform record-keeping functions, including processing, sterilization and quality assurance.

　　The ideal candidate:

　　Is determined, committed, and hardworking.

　　Works well in a team and can be relied on to do their job well.

　　Thinks critically, has good judgment and can work with minimal supervision.

　　Thrives in a fast-paced, challenging environment.

　　Sterile Processing Department Technicians receive ongoing support and training from supervisors who work closely with you and are involved in the day-to-day operations. You'll learn how to operate the latest, state-of-the-art processing equipment. At Cleveland Clinic, you'll get exposure to the newest sterilization tools and concepts and improve the patient experience while working in a supportive, close-knit environment.

　　Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand in hand.

　　Responsibilities:

　　Performs case pull functions.

　　Determines appropriate case carts to be built for specialty procedures.

　　Builds case carts ensuring adherence to procedures.

　　Dispatches case carts to ensure they are available to surgical/clinical procedures.

　　Performs record keeping functions, e.g. processing, sterilization, quality assurance, etc.

　　Performs ordering, stocking and inventory control functions.

　　Maintains adequate levels, inventories, and orders supplies; stock supplies.

　　Participates in in-service education.

　　Other duties as assigned.

　　Education:

　　HS diploma or equivalent GED required.Certifications:

　　Sterile Processing Distribution certification(CRCST) by IAHCSMM or CBSPD required.Complexity of Work:

　　Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

　　Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

　　Work Experience:

　　Prefer one year experience in central service/sterile processing areas and successful completion of recognized training program with certification in central service/sterile processing. Physical Requirements:

　　Lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds and ability to push, pull and navigate supply carts weighing >than 75 pounds.Personal Protective Equipment:

　　Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.Keywords: Sterile Processing, CBSPD, CRCST, SPD, Central Sterile Services, Decontamination, Infection Control, OR Surgical Instruments

　　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