Sterile Processing Tech Lead

Alexandria Hospital - Sterile Processing | Sterile Processing Lead Tech | Full-Time Days

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• The Sterile Processing Tech Lead assembles complex trays.
• Prioritizes instruments and uses critical thinking skills to provide solutions for OR needs.
• Assembles instrumentation accurately and efficiently.
• Assumes leadership and supervisory role within the department.
• Decontaminates instruments in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Ensures sterility of all processed items.
• Maintain instruments and assure timely distribution to all customers.
• Manages instrument inventory and ensures timely distribution of instruments to all customers.
• Trains others to be competent in all areas of sterilization.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certification - Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or CBSPD certification Upon Start, certification from The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (CRCST) or Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD). RCST required.
• Experience - 2 years of experience in Sterile Processing
• Education - High School or GED