Sterile Supply Associate

Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families.

Shift:

Second Shift (United States of America)

Sterile Supply Associate

Integrated Service Center

Omaha, NE

Position Highlights:

Nebraska Medicine is now taking applications for a talented individual to join us as a Sterile Supply Associate at our Integrated Service Center in Omaha NE.

If you have questions about applying for this Sterile Supply Associate role you can contact the recruiter, Jourdan at janstine@nebraskamed.com.

Shift:

• Monday - Friday, 2:30pm-11:00pm

• Full Time, Benefits Eligible

Why Nebraska Medicine: Our shared values reflect who we are and why we're here and include, Innovation, Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, Courage and Healing.

• Competitive Benefits including retirement match contribution, PTO accrual, tuition reimbursement

• Lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research, and extraordinary patient care

• Forbes Magazine recognizes us in their list of America's Top Employers and the Best Employer in Nebraska

Duties: Sterile Supply Associate

An essential healthcare role that is focused on handling sterile products while constructing surgical case carts. Critical to the perioperative setting to ensure superior infection control methods are followed to enhance patient safety by handling surgical instruments, equipment, and medical supplies with sterile techniques to ensure the integrity of the product is maintained. Assure supplies and instruments are stocked and pulled for cases in an efficient and accurate manner assuring all requested product is available to accommodate all cases. Have knowledge of several types of surgical instruments, sterilizers methods and decontamination equipment. Provide support to the Perioperative services staff and serves as a product specialist to surgical services for the organization.

Required Qualifications: Sterile Supply Associate

• Minimum of 18 years of age required.

• High school education or equivalent required.

• Written and verbal communication skills required.

Preferred Qualifications: Sterile Supply Associate

• Sterile processing experience or surgical technologist training preferred.

• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.

• Aptitude for electronics troubleshooting preferred.

• Basic computer skills preferred.

• Knowledge of approximately 3,000 surgical instruments and specialty surgical instrument sets preferred.

• Certified by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management (IAHSCMM) within 18 months of hire or transfer date or Completion for Surgical Technologist program preferred.

• Experience using Steam, Ethelene Oxide, and Hydrogen Peroxide Gas Plasma sterilization chambers and attained the knowledge of sterility indicators, Detailed knowledge of consumable single use medical products.

• PC, laser printer, bar code scanner, bar code printer; Washer/Decontamination Vessels; ability to navigate numerous electronic information systems preferred.

Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans' status.