Department/Unit:

Sterile Processing

Work Shift:

Evening (United States of America)

Hourly Range: $18.00/hr. - $29.00/hr.

Performs ALL Sterile Processing functions: retrieval and decontamination of soiled/ used surgical instrumentation, inspects, assembles, and packages delicate instrumentation; operates sterilization equipment.
Transports supplies, builds case carts for the operating room, processes instrumentation, operates cleaning equipment, and replenishes stocks. Expected to rotate through all area functions. Must maintain minimum of 12 CEU’S per year. Must be certified by appropriate organization in order to advance to Sterile Processing Tech I.

1)  DECONTAMINATION AREA activities: picks up used equipment and surgical instrumentation 

     from hospital units and Operating Rooms.  Receives and picks up soiled case carts from

     OR’s.  Unloads carts and sorts out, disassembles, and hand washes surgical instrumentation     

     based on priority and in accordance with the manufacturers instructions prior to loading       

     instrumentation into automated washers.  Cleans case carts, basins etc in cart washers.

     Operates and troubleshoots ALL automated instrument washers, cart washers, ultrasonics

     etc, in accordance with manufacturers operating instructions.  Adheres to and demonstrates

     good infection control practices at ALL times including: proper hand hygiene, use of proper

     PPE (personal protective equipment), etc.

2)  PREP AND PACK/ASSEMBLY AREA activities:  Proper and complete assembly and

     inspection of assigned products including surgical instrumentation sets, basins tray, etc from         

     ALL sterile processing customers including the OR, Anesthesia, L&D, ALL clinics, etc. 

     Demonstrates proper packaging of ALL products using specified materials.  Demonstrates

     proper use and adherence to instrument management/tracking system according to

     established procedures.  Maintains a neat, organized workstation.  Performs other prep

     area duties as assigned by supervisor or lead tech.

EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT activities:  Inventories, inspects, restocks, and performs 

      recordkeeping for all assigned Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal emergency resuscitation

      equipment (airway boxes and code carts).  Keeps accurate and consistent records of  

      restocked carts and boxes. Function involves handling used emergency equipment.

STERILIZATION AREA activities:  as assigned, performs all functions of the sterilization processes for Steam, Sterrad and any other facility approved sterilization method.  These functions include:  sterilizer loading, biological and chemical testing, proper sterilizer operation and troubleshooting in accordance to manufacturers instructions, proper recordkeeping, proper load verification and quality assurance documentation, proper use and adherence to instrument management/tracking system, etc.  Performs and manages biological testing and incubation process and maintains accurate records.  Maintains a neat and organized workstation.  Performs other related sterilization activities as assigned by lead tech or supervisor. 

FLEXIBLE SCOPE REPROCESSING activities:  Responsible for ALL aspects of flexible scope reprocessing including:  Transport, manual cleaning, leak testing, automated cleaning and high level disinfection, storage, etc.  Maintains accurate documentation associated with scope reprocessing.  Demonstrates proper operation and troubleshooting of the AER (automated endoscope reprocessor) in accordance with manufacturers instructions. 

CASE CART AREA activities:  Under the direction of the case cart specialist, responsible for building case carts for specified OR surgical cases which includes the following:  picking or pulling soft goods and instrumentation according to a designated “pick list”, scans ALL          supplies and instrumentation to designated case cart or shelf location, transports case carts to specified operating room, etc.  Performs restocking of returned goods from the OR, maintains a neat and organized sterile storage and case cart area and in the absence of the case cart specialist acts as liaison for the operating room staff to acquire supplies, instrumentation etc to support surgical cases.  Performs other case cart related duties as assigned by case cart specialist, lead tech, or supervisor. 

Other Sterile Processing department duties as assigned by supervisor or lead tech.

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