Decontamination Specialist - Full-Time

Job Summary:

Job Description Summary

Join our team as a Decontamination and Processing Specialist and play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of healthcare procedures. In this role, you will be responsible for the thorough decontamination and processing of medical instruments and equipment, contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• Cleans and decontaminates surgical instrumentation and patient care equipment. Collects, receives, and sorts instruments

• Utilizes cleaning equipment effectively per manufacturer's instructions for use.

• Collaborates with interdepartmental staff to prioritize and adjust workflow. Expedites processing to meet daily schedule and urgent surgery requirements for instrumentation.

• Maintains current processing and handling knowledge of complex, fragile, expensive assets such as surgical instrumentation and patient care equipment.

• Follows manufacturer's instructions for use and department procedures to achieve safe and effective cleaning and decontamination of surgical instrumentation and patient care equipment.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; certification or coursework in sterile processing preferred.

• Previous experience in sterile processing or healthcare environment preferred, but not required.

• Knowledge of infection control practices and regulations related to decontamination and sterilization preferred.

• Ability to follow detailed instructions and work accurately in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

• Attention to detail and commitment to maintaining a safe and clean work environment.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Scheduled Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Job Exempt:

No

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees' wellness - physical, emotional and financial - is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.

• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource - they're how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .