What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterile Processing Tech position at Mile Bluff Medical Center?
General Information:
Job title: Sterile Processing Technician
Schedules Available: Full-time, 80 hours per pay period; Monday - Friday, 8 hour days
Weekend rotation: 8 hour call every 3rd Saturday & Sunday
Holiday rotation: 8 hour call every 3rd holiday
Position Summary:
The Sterile Processing Technician position ensures sterility for infection control purposes, including decontamination, reprocessing, and sterilization of all hospital and clinical reusable instruments and devices.
Position Responsibilities:
- Ensure sterility for infection control purposes.
- Wash used Instruments; reprocess all cleaned instruments.
- Count all instruments for each set and make sure sets are complete.
- Keep track of loaner instruments and reprocess them for the surgery they are meant for, and clean and return to procedure room.
- Maintain current IFU (information for use) for proper care and use of equipment/instruments.
- Communicate throughout facility to ensure all departments have the instruments and equipment needed to perform their job duties.
- Ensure adequate stock levels and products are rotated according to expiry date.
- Reprocess implant trays.
- Set up surgery case carts for the next day.
- Maintain sterilizer records, sterilizer load records, air flow records, and cleaning records for Joint Commission.
- Decontaminates and sterilizes equipment, supplies and instruments.
- Washes instrument pans, bins, trays, and carts of various sizes using decontamination processes. Tactile differential, e.g. temperature, moisture.
- Using OneSource as resource-knowledge sufficient to be able to assemble and wrap appropriate instruments, supplies and equipment.
- Maintain sterilizer records, air flow records and other records throughout the department.
- Perform other duties as requested.
Position Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Sterile Processing Certificate or related certification preferred.
- Experience working with patient care suppliers and equipment is preferred in either materials management, surgery or patient care areas.
- 1 years of related work experience required.
- Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail required.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Intermediate proficiency with computers is required.
- Knowledge of processes, procedures, quality assurance, chemicals and medical instruments
- Must have good telephone manners.
- Knowledge of equipment functions, applicable sanitary, infection control, and safety standards.
- Ability to prioritize and multitask.
- Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to have continuous oral and written communication with co-workers, patients, and supervisors is essential.