About This Role
Providing the hospital with processed materials and equipment is the core of this role, ensuring a quality product for patient care by executing established procedures for decontamination, assembly, packaging, and sterilization.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adhere to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards
- Comply with governmental and accreditation regulations
- Collect soiled/reusable equipment each shift following appropriate transport techniques and handle infectious waste and linen according to established hospital procedure
- Use proper protective apparel when performing decontamination
- Set up decontamination equipment for operation and ensure proper function and continuous work flow throughout the shift, reporting equipment failure appropriately
- Examine surgical instrumentation for cleanliness, proper assembly, and performance
- Assemble instrument sets ensuring that the correct number and type of instruments are present and placed appropriately to ensure sterilization and ease of use
- Complete count sheets to document the contents of the tray and follow established procedures to package instruments for terminal sterilization
- Store sterile items in the CS storage area ensuring that items are rotated according to established procedure
- Perform testing of all sterilizers to ensure proper function, review the testing data, interpret the results, document results according to established processes, and report any malfunctions appropriately
- Observe and assess the operation of each sterilizer for every cycle by interpreting the recorder data provided and document the contents of each load according to established processes
- Courteously answer the telephone to take requests for instruments/supplies and promptly respond to ASAP and STAT requests
- Contact vendors as needed for loaner instruments, accurately complete paperwork for supply requisitions, and check loaner instrument trays in and out of the department according to established procedures
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required or equivalent required
- Actively enrolled in allied health/votech program and have completed junior year
Nice to have:
- Sterile Processing certification
- Certification with a recognized central service association
