Central Processing Technician/Sterile Processing Technician

Fox Valley Orthopaedic Associates•Geneva, IL

3d•$20

About The Position

Responsible for decontamination, processing, inspecting, assembling, wrapping and sterilizing all reusable patient care equipment, instruments and supplies and restocking supplies.

Requirements

High School Graduate or GED.
At least two (2) years central processing experience or graduate from a Central Processing course.

Nice To Haves

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Experience in an ambulatory surgery center

Responsibilities

Records and maintains QA log of biological testing of autoclaves and implants.
Records contents of autoclave loads in accordance with AMMI standards.
De-contaminates, reassembles and wraps instrument sets, and prepares peel packs for sterilization.
Inspects all sterilized instruments and supplies for effective sterilization, integrity of outer wrapping and outdated.
Re-processes instruments and supplies as necessary.
Oversees storage of all sterilized instrument trays, peel packs, and equipment on appropriate shelves or in bins following established guidelines.
Acts as a resource person to team members regarding location of instrumentation.
Checks inventories, prepares requisitions, receives deliveries, stores and restocks supplies, instrumentation and equipment as needed based on the surgery schedule.
Implements safe practices and evaluation of the environment of care including fire prevention, security, hazardous materials and waste management, emergency preparedness, infection control and safe use of medical equipment and utilities