**Description** **Introduction** Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:Lead Certified Central Sterile Processing Technician (CRCST) Portsmouth Regional Hospital **Benefits** Portsmouth Regional Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: + Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. + Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more. + Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing + 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service) + Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock + Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. + Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more + Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts + Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships + Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships) + Colleague recognition program + Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence) + Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards) **_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._** We are seeking a(an) Lead Certified Central Sterile Processing Tech for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply! **Job Summary and Qualifications** A qualified individual holding certification in CSR with administrative accountability to designated service area. Collaborates with OR/CSR manager and Surgical Services Director to plan, staffing needs, and oversee competency of staff. Responsible for the instrumentation processing, which includes the decontamination and sterile prep area. Demonstrates expertise in instrumentation reprocessing and infection control practices. Basic computer skills, use of Microsoft office programs, SMART, GHX. **What will you do in this role:** Responsible for instrument processing area and assignments as needed to meet the needs of the surgical team instrument requests and departments. Participates in employee selection process; Recommends corrective and other employee actions to CSR Manager. Assists with evaluations in a constructive manner to ensure improved employee performance. Assists CSR Manager and Director in coaching, counseling, and disciplining staff per hospital policy. Directs, supervises and assist with the daily work load in the CSR, instrument processing and decontamination of surgical instrumentation and equipment. Directs, supervises and assists with instrument processing technicians in maintaining accurate records on sterilization. Assists in visual inspection, assembly and wrapping of sterile instruments prior to sterilization. Assists with the care and maintenance of equipment and instrumentation. Ordering supplies to maintain stock for both CSR and OR tray inventory. Directs and assists with cleaning and environmental surfaces and equipment to maintain function and asepsis. Assists in the daily management/ operations functions related to staffing, scheduling and materials management. Conducts orientation of new staff as well as coordinating maintaining competency in all staff. Acts as a preceptor to new hire staff. **What qualifications will you need:** · High School Graduate/GED · 1-3 years of Central Service/Central Sterile Processing experience required · Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) within 1 year of beginning of employment **At** Portsmouth Regional Hospital (https://portsmouthhospital.com/) **, you're not just joining a hospital—you’re becoming part of a mission-driven team that’s redefining healthcare excellence across the Seacoast region. As a 240-bed acute care facility in Portsmouth, NH, we proudly serve communities throughout New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. We’re the only hospital in the area to be recognized as an ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center and a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and we offer a robust heart and vascular program—giving our team the opportunity to work at the forefront of life-saving care.** **As part of the HCA Healthcare family, you’ll be supported by one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems, with a strong presence in New Hampshire that includes four hospitals, three freestanding emergency rooms, and over 70 care sites. Here, nearly 5,000 colleagues—including 1,500 nurses and 1,000 affiliated physicians—collaborate to deliver exceptional care and innovation every day. Whether you're at Portsmouth,** Catholic Medical Center (https://catholicmc.com/) **in Manchester,** Parkland Medical Center (http://www.parklandmedicalcenter.com) **in Derry,** Frisbie Memorial Hospital (http://www.frisbiehospital.com) **in Rochester, or one of our emergency facilities in Seabrook, Dover, or Plaistow, you’ll find a culture that values your expertise, supports your growth, and empowers you to make a real difference.** HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Lead Certified Central Sterile Processing Tech opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. **We are interviewing - apply today!** We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.