Sterile Processing Technician II

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY:

Under direct supervision, cares, handles and stores instruments, supplies and equipment necessary for surgery and processed goods for redistribution throughout the Medical Center. Assists Sterile Processing Specialists with various team lead duties, such as maintaining competencies.

High School or GED.

Experience

Approximately two years instrument processing/CSP experience or Surgical Technician experience preferred.

Skills

• Basic analytical ability to identify and perform minor repairs on instrumentation.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and stressful environment where incumbents need to be able to respond rapidly and efficiently to request/needs of surgical team, as well as, to changes in the O.R. schedule and Nursing Units requests.
• Organizational skills.

Licensures, Certifications

• Certification or registration as Central Sterile Technician.

Physical Requirements

Ability to walk and stand for up to eighty percent (80%) of work time. Frequent hand washing. Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail for up to eighty percent (80%) of work time. Ability to push, pull, or lift heavy instruments up to 30 pounds up to eighty (80%) percent of work time.

Working Conditions

Works in clean and dirty areas. Is moderately exposed to heat. Works in areas with considerable noise from sterilizers and other equipment fifty (50%) percent of work time. Exposed to water and detergents up to fifty (50%) percent of work time. Exposed to potential health hazards and physical hazards from contaminated instruments and other sharp objects up to (50%) of work time.

Conditions of Employment

Must maintain own individual record for proper completion/accrual of Continuing Education Credits based on National expectations

• Decontaminates, disassembles, inspects and lubricates when appropriate all instrumentation, scopes and equipment according to hospital policy.

• Assembles and sterilizes instrument sets, endoscopes, treatment trays, and miscellaneous goods according to department standards

• Appropriately selects and prepares packaging material. Labels, initials, and dates all prepared packages.

• Operates, checks, cleans, and troubleshoots equipment. Performs chemical, mechanical, and biological monitoring. Accurately documents all required information on sterilization records.

• Accurately picks all supplies, instruments and equipment according to the correct surgeon’s preference card for posted, add on and emergency cases. Accurately restocks specialty carts for nursing units according to pick sheet.

• Delivers supplies and case carts to the operating room in a timely fashion. Dispatches telephone calls for the operating room for urgent supply needs’ requests assistance when necessary.

• Assists specialists with maintaining and updating par levels of all instrument sets, trays, and processed goods and trouble shoots problems. Maintains inventory of count sheets for instrument sets.

• Maintains productivity, set utilization/location by utilizing the Aesculap IMS System.

• Properly stores all instrumentation and supplies and rotates stock according to policy and procedure. Maintains all specialty instrumentation equipment, loaner sets and scopes.

• Assists in maintaining cleanliness of unit in accordance with Infection Control standards.

• Responsible for maintaining own individual record for proper completion/accrual of Continuing Education Credits ( CEU's) based on National expectations. These accruals are then to be reported to Department Manager.

• Responsible for scheduling staff to complete mandatory net learning and unit based competencies. Also maintains these records on the unit.

• Ability to step in as a lead tech role in an absence and assume responsibility.

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