Job Description
Job Responsibilities:
- This position is responsible for ensuring that all reusable surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment are properly decontaminated, inspected, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, inventoried, and appropriately tracked in accordance with the established departmental and or hospital policies and procedures.
- This position is responsible for ensuring that all reusable surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment are properly decontaminated, inspected, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, inventoried, and appropriately tracked in accordance with the established departmental and or hospital policies and procedures. Essential Functions
- Ensures processing and assembly of medical supplies, equipment, and instrumentation in accordance with established productivity measures of at least a cumulative average of 80%. This average will be monitored over no less than an 8-hour period and up to a 40-hour work week.
- Operates automated washers, cart washers, ultrasonic washers, automated endo Product reprocessors, and sterilizers in a safe and efficient manner following manufacturers’ written instructions and department policy and procedures.
- Appropriately transports any soiled medical instrumentation / devices according to departmental and or hospital protocol and established guidelines.
- Appropriately sorts soiled items to be decontaminated and cleaned for safe handling by other staff members for items to be reprocessed safely for patient use.
- Inspects instrumentation and equipment for cleanliness, defects, and proper working conditions prior to packaging 100% of the time.
- Maintains an accuracy percentage of complete instrument trays processed 100% of the time.
- Ensures all associated documentation is complete and initialed 100% of the time.
- Proficient in the use of the SPM Instrument Tracking System for all work assignments.
- Ensures all items to be High Level Disinfected / Sterilized (HLD/S) are subjected to the correct disinfectant / sterilization modality under the appropriate parameters which are to be validated with the proper documentation.
- Distribute all HLD/S items in a manner that will maintain their HLD/S integrity and appropriately document when necessary, as per departmental and or Hospital protocol.
- Ensures all patient specific case cart needs are met providing the correct items for the correct times with sets that are complete if possible.
- Ensures consistent and effective flow of communication.
- Communicates all concerns regarding the workflow, employee concerns, equipment issues, safety concerns, and any ideas of opportunity for improvements of services.
- Attends and engages in departmental staff meetings and provided departmental in-services.
- Ensures compliances and demonstrates knowledge of all mandated safety programs.
- Ensures appropriate dress codes are followed and enforced 100% of the time.
- Timely adherence to internal and external emergency plan 100% of the time
Education:
- High School Diploma / GED Required
Preference:
- Experience with Product reprocessing required for Product processing roles Required
- At least two (2) years in a central supply or O.R. processing area Preferred
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution upon hire Required or
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) upon hire Required or
- Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution upon hire Required