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Cooper University Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving residents and visitors throughout Cape May County. The system includes Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; three urgent care facilities; nearly 30 primary care and specialty care offices in multiple locations throughout Cape May County; The Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; the Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center; AMI at Cooper, Miracles Fitness and numerous freestanding outpatient facilities providing wound care, lab, and physical therapy services. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation programs.  Cooper offers full and part time employees a comprehensive employee benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, on-site Early Education Center (employee discount), attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.

Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional is accredited by and received the Gold Seal of approval from The Joint Commission.

• Decontaminates instruments/sets and patient care equipment using thorough cleaning and disinfecting practices as they are returned to SPD
• Consistently performs sterilization functions in a manner in accordance with written manufacture recommendations that provides sterile, complete and patient ready supplies when needed by user areas
• Maintains accurate sterilization procedure records, checks sterilizer recorder charts for proper functioning of sterilizing temperatures, pressures and time cycles for each load, performs Bowie and Dick Test daily and spore test daily and with each load that contains implantable devices, and immediately reports malfunctions to the SPD supervisor
• Consistently follows departmental policy and procedure for all work practices, disasters and emergencies and departmental rules and regulations.
• Strictly adheres to hospital guidelines, universal precautions, aseptic technique
• Uses PPE attire when working in the Decontamination area
• Communicates with all user areas by telephone and in person in a manner that maintains good relationships with all areas of the hospital.
• Responds to STAT requests immediately
• Performs both daily maintenance maintains check list and weekly maintenance check list, all areas of the Department in a sanitary and organized condition
• Responds to changes in the work schedule as necessary, works all shifts as needed and used time to departmental advantage
• Develops thorough knowledge of all equipment/machinery in SPD and operates same in a safe manner
• Uses the PICIS System to extract surgical case information in order to assemble case cart requests
• Uses the EHS System to maintain proper inventory levels of supplies in SPD as needed daily
  • Checks assigned area of responsibility at least once per week for outdated supplies, torn wrappers, adequate supply levels, proper rotation and location and reports discrepancies to the SPD Supervisor and reprocesses all Outdates
  • Performs other duties as assigned

• Previous operating room technician or central supply technician experience (including appropriate certification) preferred.
• Previous surgical instrumentation/equipment decontamination and sterilization with familiarity of various instrument sterilization methods required.
• Must possess excellent customer service skills, initiative and ability to take independent action, and be capable of establishing and maintaining outstanding working relationships

High School Diploma or Equivalent required

CSP Certification (CRCST or CBSPD Certification) preferred

• CRCST Certification required within six months
• Commute must be 30 minutes or less to meet 30 minute on-call time requirement

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About Cooper University Health Care

Welcome to Cooper University Health Care With a more than 135-year history of healing, Cooper is the place South Jersey turns to when they need care. As the leading academic medical system in the area, with South Jersey’s only Level 1 Trauma Center, more than 100 outpatient offices, and more than two million patient visits a year, it’s the perfect place to build a career of care in a truly diverse and inclusive environment. Whether you’re a medical professional or possess other skills, you’ll want to be with Cooper.

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