Non Certified Sterile Processing Technician

Responsibilities:

• Decontamination – Disassembles and cleans all general surgical and hospital instrumentation and equipment per established procedure.
• Uses appropriate chemicals for cleaning or disinfecting supplies.
• Handles contaminated instruments and supplies per established procedure to ensure worker safety.
• Wears appropriate personal protective equipment per established procedure to insure worker safety.
• Preparation and Packaging – Inspects instrumentation and equipment for defects, functionality and cleanliness per departmental procedure.
• Sorts and assembles instrumentation and supplies per instrument count sheets and established procedures.
• Selects and uses appropriate packaging materials and methods of wrapping. Initials instrumentation per procedure for tracking purposes.
• Sterilization – Performance meets expectations when the incumbent: Sterilizes instrumentation and equipment according to departmental standards.
• Performs quality assurance monitoring per manufacturer's direction.
• Maintains complete and accurate daily logs.
• Notifies supervisors and/or appropriate department of potential and/or needed repairs so there is no delay in service.
• Sterile Storage – Performance meets expectations when the incumbent:
• Ensures stored instrumentation and equipment are available and in working order.
• Stores instrumentation and equipment providing optimum sterility and/or infection control conditions per established AAMI, AORN and APIC standards.
• Handles and rotates stock per departmental policies.
• Stores supplies away in proper place, keeping the Central Service Department neat and clean per department policy.
• Distribution – Performance meets expectations when the incumbent: Issues supplies as ordered.
• Completes all charge forms as necessary.
• Orders supplies as necessary to ensure par levels for daily operations.
• Stocks specialty and case carts accurately by following pick lists.
• "Stocks carts/designated areas accurately per established par levels.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read, write and perform basic math functions in order to maintain accurate record. Ability to work independently.
• Strong customer service and team orientation.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain friendly and cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and meet multiple demands.
• Ability to construct alternative positive problem resolutions.
• Flexibility in day-to-day actions and duties.

Certifications:

• Registered certified Central Service Tech preferred.

Complexity of Work:

• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Work Experience:

• One year Central Service Tech experience or experience in a closely related field preferred.
• Ninety days on the job training to learn the basic skills and departmental policies.

Physical Requirements:

• Be able to lift up to 40lbs and push/pull carts up to 400 lbs.
• Dexterity sufficient to perform day to day instrument counting, sorting and assembly.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Ability to perform duties while walking, standing, stooping and lifting.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time; ability to work in an environment with temperature changes; ability to distinguish colors to utilize color-coded systems used for instrument identification.
• Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.