Ambulatory Instrument Processing Technician

HealthPartners Clinic Stillwater•Saint Paul, MN

7d•$23 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

The Instrument Processing Technician is responsible for all sterile processing tasks, including decontamination, assembly, and sterilization of instruments. This role also coordinates the repair of surgical instruments, orders surgical supplies, and performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma/equivalent
None Required experience

Responsibilities

Loads, unloads and safely operates all sterilizers according to policies and procedures
Completes all monitoring paperwork, sterilization records and records of instrument sets within required timeline
Maintains sterility of equipment and supplies
Transports, handles and stores sterile instruments and supplies per appropriate standards
Treats all instruments and equipment in the decontamination areas appropriately
Follows proper cleaning procedures for items being cleaned
Organizes and sorts instrument sets and equipment for proper cleaning, decontamination and ensures appropriate method of cleaning is used
Performs presoaking, loading of instruments in the ultrasonic/medivator, and washer/disinfector, and performs manual cleaning/washing
Prioritizes work according to direction and demand, monitoring flow and timing
Inspects and reassembles clean instrumentation and equipment according to standard operating procedures
Sorts instruments according to type
Assembles instruments according to appropriate recipe
Prepares instrument sets and appropriately places in either rigid containers or prepares for wrapping with proper identification, entering into queue for sterilization
Maintains appropriate levels of sterile instrument sets and individual instrumentation relative to Operating Room scheduling
Coordinates the repair of surgical instruments
Orders surgical supplies