What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instrument Technician position at Fairview Health Services?
Overview:
We support the OR for upcoming surgery cases as well as responding to emergency cases.
Hours: 1.0 FTE (80 hours every 2 weeks)
Benefits include: Medical, dental, 403B tuition reimbursement, PTO, HSA, Short and Long Term disability plus so much more! Responsibilities/Job Description:
Experience
Preferred
Education
Experience
Two years of experience as a Sterile Processing Technician, a Surgical Technologist, or in a medical device reprocessing role.
License/Certification/Registration
Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification
Do you want to work for largest health care system in Minnesota? M Health Fairview, Southdale, Edina is now looking to add a CPC Instrument Processing Technician to their team!
We support the OR for upcoming surgery cases as well as responding to emergency cases.
Hours: 1.0 FTE (80 hours every 2 weeks)
Shift: Nights (10:00PM - 6:30AM)
Rotating weekends
Benefits include: Medical, dental, 403B tuition reimbursement, PTO, HSA, Short and Long Term disability plus so much more!
As an instrument technician you will provide surgical instruments and supplies needed for procedures and cases. Decontaminates, cleans, processes, assembles, sterilizes, stores, and distributes reusable instruments and medical devices. Serves as a resource to physicians, nurses, and medical staff regarding instruments and supplies.
- Job expectations may vary depending on location and services provided. Sites may perform surgical case cart assembly, intraoperative supply picking, and high-level disinfection of flexible endoscopes and other semi-critical devices.
- Reviews and interprets all resources needed to determine the priority of instruments and medical devices required.
- Inspects, tests, assembles, packages, and labels surgical instruments in preparation for sterilization.
- Ensures instruments are available and ready for site-specific and System CSSD-CPC trays.
- Performs manual decontamination of reusable instruments and equipment.
- Follows manufactures written instructions for use and system policies and procedures.
- Operates automated and non-automated processing equipment such as instrument washers, sterilizers, biological incubators, heat sealers, and other commonly used equipment in sterile processing.
- Serves as a resource to clinical staff as needed.
- Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of the population served.
- Maintains knowledge of and complies with all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
Required
Experience
6 months experience in an operating room, medical device reprocessing role or related role OR completion of an approved Fairview Sterile Processing training program
Preferred
Education
Graduate of a Central Service program, Accredited Surgical Technologist program or Licensed Practical Nurse program.
Experience
Two years of experience as a Sterile Processing Technician, a Surgical Technologist, or in a medical device reprocessing role.
License/Certification/Registration
Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification