Job Description
St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.
The Sterile Processing Assistant STAR Dental is responsible for supporting the daily functions of Star Community Health Dental by maintaining and operating the sterilization equipment, ensuring that dental instruments and supplies are properly cleaned, disinfected, and sterilized. Maintaining records and logs, checking inventory, and executing proper infection control measures.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Understands and executes proper infection control measures, follows OSHA guidelines and CDC infection prevention practices
- Responsible for all dental instruments being cleaned, sterilized, and properly stored
- Operating, monitoring, and cleaning of sterilization equipment
- Maintain a clean and safe environment and workspace
- Prepares clinical items and set ups throughout the day, helps clinical team with infection control and cleaning of operatories between appointments
- Maintain dental equipment and materials, maintain records of inventory or tool usage and relay information to dental program clinical lead to order supplies
- Check sterile supplies to ensure that they are not outdated
- Deliver tools to specified locations in the office
- Perform daily and weekly infection control tests to ensure optimum sterility
- Observing instruments during sterilization procedures to ensure that sterilization standards are being followed
- Preparing sterilization equipment for use by maintaining sterilizer logs and maintenance schedules, determining whether sterilization equipment is working properly by performing routine maintenance checks
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Standing up to 4 hours per day; 2 hours at a time. Walking up to 4 hours per day, 2 hours at a time. Sitting up to 2 hours per day; 1 hour at a time. Frequent use of fingers and hands for data entry, assembling instrument trays and packaging items. Frequent walking, lifting, carrying, pushing of objects weighing up to 100lbs. with assistance. Frequent squatting, kneeling, occasional stooping/bending, crouching, and reaching above shoulder level. Must be able to hear above noise level of operating equipment (sterilizers). Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral visions (must be able to detect defects in instruments).
EDUCATION:
High School diploma or equivalent required
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Dental experience preferred.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Website | slhn.org/EOE |
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Skills
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)unmatched
- Cleaning Equipmentunmatched
- Clinical Supportunmatched
- Community Healthunmatched
- Data Entryunmatched
- Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- Healthcare Providersunmatched
- Infection Controlunmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Material Movingunmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- OSHAunmatched
- Order Suppliesunmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Sterilizationunmatched
- Testingunmatched
About Company
St. Luke's University Health Network is a regional network of hospitals, physicians and other related organizations providing care primarily in Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks, Montgomery and Berks counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County in New Jersey.
The Network provides services at more than 150 sites. St. Luke's University Health Network is comprised of six hospital sites. The Network includes:
- More than 80 owned physician-practice sites
- 300 employed primary care/specialist physicians
- Various outpatient testing and service facilities
- Home health
- Hospice services (inpatient and outpatient)
- Largest ambulance provider in Bucks County and second largest in Lehigh County
- Other related organizations
- 57,500+ annual admissions
- 195,000 annual emergency room visits
- 1,325 physicians on the Medical Staff (96 percent board-certified)
- 8,600+ employees
- More than 1,350 volunteers
Areas of exceptional medical expertise include:
- Level 1 Adult Trauma Center: fully accredited by Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation; 2,400+ annual trauma cases; St. Luke's 1.75 percent mortality rate represents top decile performance, significantly better than peer group as measured by National Trauma Data Bank of the American College of Surgeons; aeromedical transport services
- Oncology: first and only cancer program in Pennsylvania to receive American College of Surgeons' highest quality recognition for three consecutive years; only Pennsylvania program to receive award in 2010; region's only fellowship-trained surgical oncologists; advanced programs for melanoma (internationally recognized melanoma investigator), lung, breast, prostate, gynecologic and gastrointestinal cancers and tumors of the brain and spine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery: multiple-year recipient of highest rating for cardiac bypass surgery, represents top decile performance achieved by only 10 percent of U.S. hospitals (Society for Thoracic Surgery); region's first Joint Commission certified Heart Failure Program; comprehensive surgical services excluding heart transplants
- Neuroscience: accredited Stroke Center; additional Centers of Excellence include: Balance Center, Headache Center, Memory Disorders Center, Multiple Sclerosis Center, Sleep Disorders Center
- Orthopaedics: advanced expertise in total joint replacement and reconstruction, computer-assisted minimally invasive surgery, primary and reconstructive surgery of the spine, sports injuries, diseases and conditions of the hand and elbow, traumatic injuries
- Women's/Children's Health: high-risk pregnancy; the region’s busiest obstetrical service; two neonatal intensive care units; pediatric specialty care provided by St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.
- Robotic/Minimally Invasive Surgery: one of the nation's most experienced robotic surgical teams
- Radiology: designated international General Electric Healthcare Show Site for imaging technology; designated Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by American College of Radiology
- Bariatric Surgery: designated Center of Excellence by American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Surgical Review Corporation
St. Luke's offers an exceptional benefit plan for employees. Our values are reflected in all we do for patients, each other and the community:
Pride - We take pride in our accomplishments and in our organization.
Caring - We show consideration for others and their feelings. We treat others as we want to be treated.
Respect - We recognize the value, diversity and importance of each other, those we serve and the organization.
Accountability - We are responsible to make decisions and solve problems in a timely and effective manner.
Flexibility - We adapt to the changing needs and expectations of those we serve.
Teamwork - We work together to improve quality.
The mission of St. Luke's University Health Network is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.
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