Minimum Job Qualifications
- Licensure or other certifications:
- Educational Requirements: High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum Experience:
- Other:
- Preferred Licensure or other certifications: National certification in Sterile Processing. Responsible for maintaining 12 continuing education points per year for continued Core Course completion status or certification.
- Preferred Educational Requirements:
- Preferred Experience: Six (6) months experience in Sterile Processing. Other Healthcare experience is desired.
- Other:
- Precise Hand Eye Coordination
- Manual Dexterity Skills
- Has appropriate knowledge of instruments and their assembly (laparoscopy)
- Knows priority instruments and equipment and processes these accordingly
- Has proper knowledge of all implant trays
- Knowledge of proper inspection of filter, seals and placement of container
- Understands the principles of sterilization and the importance of the sterilization process by demonstrating the correct procedure to load and operate all sterilizers, to ensure product sterility
- Decontaminates supplies and equipment in accordance to safety guidelines for self and to render goods safe for handing.
- Thorough inspection and cleaning of washer drains.
- Follows proper loading technique for washer.
- Careful to remove blood and bone from inside needles and instruments.
- Assembles instruments properly prior to sending through washer/decontaminator.
- Processes hand washed items properly.
- Use Sonic Irrigator for laparoscopy instruments to ensure that the lumen are flushed properly.
- Transports trash and dirty linen.
- Restocks decontam area with supplies.
- Inspects instruments for proper working order as they are assembled into set.
- Assembles trays and sets accurately.
- Replaces plate & screws & implants & makes a note of what needs to be reordered.
- Properly tapes and labels all packages(item identified, initials, date).
- Place proper chemical indicator strips in appropriate packages.
- Follow proper wrapping procedures using appropriate wrapping material and technique.
- Dries inside of containers routinely before putting set into the container.
- Matches up containers with the right labels.
- Folds and wraps all linen into appropriate packs for various departments.
- Assist with starting up Autoclaves and Sterrad when time permits in order to keep the workflow moving for sterile products.
- Placement of the Bowie-Dick-Test packs in the sterilizer.
- Placement of the biological test pack for steam sterilizer.
- Review and correctly fill in log sheet control and load card.
- Complete all Sterilization Load Sheet information for each type of load processed.
- Follow guideline for the proper cool down in and out of the sterilizer.
- Place wrapped items, stack containers properly and in the correct bin location to ensure that all processed items are available when requested.
- Keeps autoclaves running on a timely basis.
- Checks biological indicators and records.
- Use proper technique when handing Biological Indicators (placing in or removing from incubator).
- Signs out equipment from the equipment room.
- Completes surgery requisitions.
- Weight Lifted: Up to 35 lbs, Frequently 31-65% of time
- Weight Carried: Up to 35 lbs, Frequently 31-65% of time
- Vision: Heavy, Frequently 31-65% of time
- Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Frequently 31-65%
- Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65%
- Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally 0-30%
- Intensity of Work: %
- Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Fingering
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