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Sr Sterile Processing Technologist
HM Texas Medical Center - Outpatient Center · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 days ago
Customer SupportResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingPublic SpeakingMicrosoft Office
About the role
- Role models, by example, open, professional communication to promote both work efforts and problem resolution and achieve mutual understanding.
- Works well with others to make contributions to the work effort as a whole and facilitates problem resolution. - Initiates recommendations for improvement of department scores for employee engagement.
- Identifies cost saving measures related to processes and/or supplies utilized within the department to share with management.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
- Independently demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
- Using advanced skills and job-based competencies, performs decontamination and assembling of complex surgical trays, individual and potentially customized instrumentation and equipment utilizing established count sheets.
- Manages time effectively and efficiently, minimizing incidental overtime, by completing assigned work and cleaning workstation at the end of each shift.
Requirements
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
- Ability to utilize basic computer programs such as Microsoft Office and electronic instrument tracking system, if applicable
- High School diploma or equivalent education (examples include:
- GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full completion of post-secondary education, etc.)
Benefits
- Exhibits strong interpersonal and team player skills with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers
- Collaborates with staff from the interprofessional health care team concerning patient safety to improve outcomes and the safe transition of care through effective assignment and
- Serves as a preceptor and implements staff education specific to service lines and unit processes; coaches and mentors other staff and students.
- Seeks opportunities to expand learning beyond baseline competencies with a focus on continual development.
- Two of Houston Methodist's primary academic affiliates are among the nation's leading health care organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
- Works in conjunction with SPD Educator to provide at least two relevant educational/in-service presentations based on service line and department location.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
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