Salary: 18.25-24.17 USD

　　Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

　　Shift: Shift 2

　　Status: Full Time FTE: 1.000000

　　Bargaining Unit: CWA Local 1133

　　Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

　　Work Schedule: Evenings with Weekend and Holiday Rotation

　　Hours: 2p-10p, 2:30p-10:30p, 3p-11p

　　Summary:

　　Responsible for the washing and decontamination of instruments and equipment

　　Responsible for equipment retrieval, set-up, testing and distribution and retrieval of instruments from OR & L&D

　　Responsible for house, general and specialty tray assembly, wrapping and sterilization

　　Responsible for operation, cycle documentation and quality assurance of reprocessing equipment

　　Responsible for exchange cart, par level cart, case cart and specialty cart inventory and set-up

　　Responsible for in- stock inventory management

　　Responsibilities:

　　EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

　　High School diploma or equivalent

　　Successfully pass a nationally accredited central service exam for central services and hold and maintain one of the following credentials administered by a nationally accredited central service technician credentialing organization: the certified registered central service technical credential, the certified sterile process and distribution technician credential or a substantially equivalent credential (as determined by the Hospital)

　　Six (6) months experience in processing/sterilization required

　　All hires and transfers MUST complete ten (10) hours of CEU credits per year beginning January 1 through December 31

　　If no applicants meet the above criteria, the following criteria will be considered next:

　　High School diploma or equivalent

　　Successfully pass a nationally accredited central service exam for central services and hold and maintain one of the following credentials administered by a nationally accredited central service technician credentialing organization: the certified registered central service technical credential, the certified sterile process and distribution technician credential or a substantially equivalent credential (as determined by the Hospital)

　　No experienced required

　　OR

　　Successfully completed a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technology and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist credential administered by a nationally accredited surgical technologist credentialing organization OR

　　Has completed an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or Public Health Service Commissioned Corp

　　Must also complete annually fifteen (15) hours of continuing education to remain qualified to practice as a surgical technologist

　　No experience in processing/sterilization required

　　All hires and transfers MUST complete ten (10) hours of CEU credits per year beginning January 1 through December 31

　　If no applicants meet the above criteria, the following criteria will be considered next:

　　High School diploma or equivalent

　　Graduate of an accredited college with the completion of a Sterile Processing Technician Certification program. Any incumbent who does meet this requirement shall have eighteen (18) months from the date of hire into the position to obtain the certified registered central service technician credential or the certified sterile processing and distribution technical credential. Failure to meet and maintain this standard will result in termination of employment

　　No experience required

　　All hires and transfers MUST complete ten (10) hours of CEU credits per year beginning January 1 through December 31

　　If no applicants meet the above criteria, the following criteria will be considered next:

　　High School diploma or equivalent

　　An incumbent who is "grandfathered" under the Law as follows: provides evidence of employment for services performed by a central service technician (as determined by the Hospital) for a cumulative period of one year, occurring within the four years immediately prior to the effective date of the Law (January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2014)

　　All hires and transfers MUST complete ten (10) hours of CEU credits per year beginning January 1 through December 31

　　If no applicants meet the above criteria, the following criteria will be considered next:

　　High School diploma or equivalent

　　Current college student or intern enrolled in a healthcare associated program (i.e. Sterile Processing, Surgical Technician) Any incumbent who does meet this requirement shall have eighteen (18) months from the date of hire into the position to obtain the certified registered central service technician credential or the certified sterile processing and distribution technical credential. Failure to meet and maintain this standard will result in termination of employment

　　No experience required

　　All hires and transfers MUST complete ten (10) hours of CEU credits per year beginning January 1 through December 31

　　KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

　　Able to identify general instruments

　　Lifting trays; walking; standing for periods of time;

　　Operating equipment, pushing and pulling carts and equipment, reading; writing; communication skills.

　　Computer skills helpful, including Microsoft Office.

　　WORKING CONDITIONS

　　ENVIRONMENT

　　Medium level of stress

　　Ability to concentrate on task under disruptive conditions

　　REQNUMBER: 25720