Job Information
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Inventory Specialist - Instrument in Seattle, Washington
Overview
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award-winning health systems in Washington state CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington, our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region. While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!
Responsibilities
Tracks instrument resources necessary for supporting surgical procedures within the perioperative services division by setting up and facilitating inventory controls and support systems for surgical instrumentation.
Functions as a liaison to the perioperative services departments and vendors to facilitate the ordering, stocking/restocking, inventorying, tracking and recording of specialized surgical instrumentation and implants as requested by physiciansand resource nurses for designated procedures.
Responsibilities include:
1) working closely with physicians and resource nurses to gather
instrument/implant inventory needs in advance of surgeries,
2) arranging sterile trays/sets for a wide variety of surgical procedures,
3) working closely with vendors to order, track, document and return vendor owned instrumentation before and after procedures,
4) conducting visual inspections/inventories, maintaining adequate stock levels and storing supplies
5) maintaining repair records and training colleagues in the use of electronic instrument tracking system and
6) handling the resolution of damaged or lost instruments as required.
The work requires exceptional attention to detail, excellent customer services skills, knowledge
of technical nomenclature and the use and operation of a wide variety of surgical instrumentation, equipment and supplies, OSHA standards and
basic aseptic techniques and sterilization standards and processes, including steam and other
methods of sterilization.
Qualifications
Licensure/Certification
Current Certification as a Certified Registered Central Services Technician (CRCST) or CSPDT certification through internationally recognized organizations such as IAHCSMM (International Association of
Healthcare Central Service Materials Management) or CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing) is required; OR
The ability to obtain IAHCCSMM certification within eighteen months of date of hire (which requires 400 hours of Sterile Processing work experience).
Just as Virginia Mason is dedicated to improving the lives of our patients and our community, we are equally dedicated to your professional and personal success. With a wide range of perks that includes comprehensive compensation and benefits, continuing education and support, and the opportunity to live in one of the most livable cities in the country, you will find that an opportunity with Team Medicine is one worth taking. Virginia Mason Medical Center, was recognized among the Best Hospitals in Washington state by U.S. News & World Report. Located in Seattle, WA, Virginia Mason is an internationally recognized leader in the continuous improvement of health care. With an extensive list of awards and distinctions that includes our recognition as Top Hospital of the Decade by The Leapfrog Group, Virginia Mason offers you the opportunity to partner with exceptionally talented peers at every level. You will contribute to the strength of our Team Medicine approach to collaborative medicine and benefit from the changes enacted through our Virginia Mason Production System, a model that has transformed health care by providing patients with easier access to care, reducing errors, and continuously innovating patient safety and quality that has been adopted by other organizations here and abroad. Join us, and find out how many ways Virginia Mason offers you the chance to focus on what really matters - our patients.
We deliver inspired people to do meaningful work.
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Pay Range
$24.06 - $39.22/hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.