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SPD Assistant
Cleveland, Ohio $15.00/Hour
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SPD Assistant
Cleveland, OH
$15/HR
SPD Assistant Overview:
Performs and serves as a resource for coordination and oversight of instrument readiness in the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) to facilitate efficient case flow.
SPD Assistant Responsibilities:
SPD Assistant Requirements:
Cleveland, OH
$15/HR
SPD Assistant Overview:
Performs and serves as a resource for coordination and oversight of instrument readiness in the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) to facilitate efficient case flow.
SPD Assistant Responsibilities:
- Assisting in projects and process improvement initiatives in compliance with KPIs.
- Promotes caregiver service/satisfaction through resolution of OR/SPD issues within the facility.
- Perform duties in accordance with hospital, TJC, AORN, AAMI and other appropriate policies and procedures.
- Assists the Operating Room (O.R.) staff in preparing the O.R. suite for surgery by verifying instrument trays are available prior to case start times.
- Keeps track of case flow during the day, monitor instrument needs, and notify SPD personnel in advance of any possible additional/emergent instrumentation needs.
- Must be able to resolve issues or offer alternatives when necessary.
- Assist with planning and coordination of instrument turnarounds.
- Help communicate to the surgical team essential instrumentation information that may affect or delay surgery start time.
- Assist OR and SPD leadership on preference card creation and/or changes to ensure accuracy.
- Assists in and monitors projects on an as needed basis.
- Identifies instrumentation related to tray additions and reconfigurations, building surgeons specialty sets, etc.
- Reports findings and revisions to the Sterile Processing Supervisor, Manager, or Director as deemed appropriate.
- Participates and assists in new caregiver orientation, on the job training, in-service education and Sterile Processing Department quality assurance programs when needed.
- Responds to problem calls from Surgery during regular business hours.
- Always communicates in a professional manner to all caregivers.
- Assists in the transportation of sterilized instrumentation to the operating rooms as needed.
- Assists in removing soiled case carts or un-sterile instrumentation and scopes from the operating room department.
- Ensures quality of care by assisting in the cleaning and maintaining hospital instrumentation by following MIFUs.
- Able to process and clean any required equipment according to manufacturer’s guidelines, including the use of protective equipment as indicated Sterile Processing SOP’s.
- Verifies that required instrumentation has been sterilized and is available for next-day, call or weekend cases. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the application/use of instrumentation.
- Reports broken instrumentation to appropriate member of management. Ensures continuity and quality of surgical procedures by providing support services in the operating room.
- Performs daily required audits of KPI data to include: Case cart audits Room visits for OR frictions Post case cart audits Tray Audits Enter KPI data into Sterile Processing Department portal on a daily basis. Performs KPI data analysis to understand trends and identify operational issues within the operating rooms and SPD.
- Daily communication with OR management and SPD leadership on instrument needs turn overs, and frictions.
- Performs OR/SPD satisfaction surveys when required. Completes documentation as required for inventory/equipment requests, instrument sets, etc.
- Meets and works with Operating Room staff and surgeons. Other duties as assigned.
SPD Assistant Requirements:
- HS diploma or equivalent GED required.
- Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
- Must possess the ability to multi-task. Must be able to read and write.
- Ability to perform duties while standing, sitting, stooping, and reaching for prolonged periods of time; ability to lift instrumentation and linen packs weighing 25 pounds on a continual basis; manual dexterity sufficient to perform basic functions of the position; ability to push, pull, and navigate carts weighing up to 200 pounds; and possible exposure to biological and chemical contamination.
- Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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