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US-TX-Katy

# of Openings: 1
Category: Per Diem
System ID: 17026
Group Name: EPIC


Overview

Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) is transforming specialty care in our communities. We relentlessly create value by aligning physicians, health plans and health systems around a common goal: delivering exceptional care and healing to our patients and communities we serve. We are driven to achieve the quadruple aim in health care: high quality outcomes and a better experience for patients and providers, all at a lower total cost of care. As a national leader in surgical care, SCA's 10,000 teammates operate more than 250 surgical facilities that serve nearly 1 million patients per year. For more information on SCA, visit www.scasurgery.com.

Why join SCA? Consider the following fantastic benefits...

• Positive work culture
• Career growth opportunities
• Comprehensive medical, vision and dental insurance - eligible on Day 1 of employment
• Paid time off plus 8 paid holidays
• Maternity/paternity/adoption benefits
• Employer-paid life and short- and long-term disability insurance
• Excellent 401(k) Plan

Accountabilities / Responsibilities

The Sterile Processing Clerk is responsible for performing the responsibilities of instrument cleaning, processing, and sterilization in accordance with manufacturer recommendations; maintain appropriate logs to meet regulatory and sterilization standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cleans and assembles instrument trays for sterilization
• Sorts, wraps packages and appropriately labels instruments and supplies
• Makes substitutions for damaged and missing instruments
• Sterilizes supplies via autoclave following manufacturer's and facility standards
• Checks sterile items for expiration dates and rotates stock
• Reports lost instruments to supervisor
• Observes appropriate standards for cleaning and sterilizing contaminated items
• Monitors autoclaves for proper temperature and working order and reports any malfunctions to supervisor and/or representatives responsible for service and maintenance

Qualifications

• Certification in sterile processing
• 2 years' experience as a sterile processing technician
• Ability to work within the team
• Physical stamina required
• Good communication skills

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