Central Sterile Technician

UnityPoint Health - Fort Dodge

FTE: 1.0 (Full-time, 40 hours per week)
Shift: Monday-Friday 7am-3pm with one late shift a week and one shift every 6th Saturday

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.  

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:      

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.   

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. 

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

• Completes tasks in decontamination area including processing instruments, disassembly and cleaning of Herman Miller lockers and cleaning of nursing unit equipment.
• Completes tasks in linen area by appropriately folding linen and assembling packs.
• Assembles trays of instruments and wraps individual instruments for surgery.
• Completes tasks in packaging area including wrapping pan sets and trays and individual instruments for nursing units and other hospital areas.
• Assists in keeping Ortho Fracture room clean.
• Communicates with other members of the healthcare team in order to ensure continuity of care and coordination of services.
• Functions in day-to-day and emergency situations in accordance with nursing standards and as assigned by the manager/charge nurse.
• Communicates with other members of the healthcare team in order to ensure continuity of care and coordination of services.
• Participates in unit operations demonstrating professional behaviors to include supporting goals of nursing unit and maintaining awareness of resource utilization.
• Participates in non-direct patient care activities including educational activities, performance improvement activities, and other related activities.
• Assists with supply and inventory control as assigned by manager/charge nurse.

Education:                  

High school diploma or G.E.D.

Skills/Abilities:            

Ability to learn concepts of and demonstrate, sterilization, disinfection, packaging of surgical instruments, making packs and processing surgical trays.  

Ability to exercise good judgment, maintains effective interpersonal relationships and adapts to change. 

Ability to organize work.