Central Service Tech II - 1st shift (Turn Center)

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

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About The Position

Central Sterilizing Services is seeking a full-time Central Service Technician II on 1st shift Monday-Friday, (11:00 AM to 7:30 PM). This position will be located within the Turn Center-Medical Center University in Iowa City. Under general supervision, performs and has operational responsibility for difficult technical duties involving all aspects of sterile processing: decontamination, preparation, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage, distribution of sterile medical devices and inventorying, stocking and distribution of medical supplies. Provides functional supervision to student and Central Services Technician I staff.

Requirements

• Verified experience with or documented completion of a medical terminology course.
• High school graduation or equivalent, with courses in the physical and natural sciences and mathematics.
• Must possess and maintain certification from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or the International Association of Health Care Service Material Management (IAHCSMM).
• Two years of related experience working in a medical field that includes a sterile processing component, or one year of working in sterile processing and one year of experience in a functional supervision role, or one year of related experience in a medical field that includes a sterile processing component and one year of college level course work.

Responsibilities

• Serves as lead technician by demonstrating expertise in all central sterilization processes.
• Identifies operational concerns and takes corrective action.
• Assigns technical duties to personnel and assumes responsibility for accurately completing shift duties.
• Participates in assessment and monitoring of staff competency, provides feedback and support to assist with performance evaluations.
• Under direction of the CST IIIs performs all aspects of training within their area of responsibility and documents employee training progress in training guides.
• Decontaminates, disassembles, inspects, cleans, sorts, and reassembles complex surgical instrument and implant trays.
• Operates automatic scope washers, sonic washers, mechanical washer/decontaminators, inspection equipment and sterilizers.
• Performs transportation of contaminated and sterilized/high level disinfected devices following infection prevention practices and organizational guidance.
• Performs microbicidal processes, standard/transmission based precautions and engineering and work practice controls.
• Performs infection prevention processes to remove all contaminants from surgical instruments, utensils and other surgical items.
• Handles large volumes of complex medical instrumentation, flexible scopes, delicate eye instruments, power equipment and different instrument patterns.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment by adhering to Standard Precautions and Infection Control practices.
• References materials via computer systems, follows guides and instructions to assemble high complexity and volume of instrument trays.
• Inspects and evaluates instruments for proper function and cleanliness.
• Confirms all quality assurance mechanisms are in place.
• Performs all aspects of sterilization, packaging inspection, equipment operation, safety procedures, proper documentation, and prioritization.
• Sterilizes items per manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU), verifies correct parameters used for all instruments.
• Assembles instrument trays in accordance with patient/surgeon procedure specific cards within appropriate time frame and documents missing items.
• Performs duties in a high stress environment, responds to emergencies and urgent add-on cases.
• Receives and responds to a high volume of phone calls to provide additional items as needed.
• Performs inventory management for high volume of supplies and implants.
• Monitors and replenishes stock levels through use of multiple computer software programs and checks stock expiration dates.
• Restocks items, and adds new items to inventory.
• Performs biological monitoring of sterilizers to ensure sterilizer efficacy.
• Conducts challenge tests on sterilization and decontamination equipment.
• Performs preventative maintenance functions on all equipment, as needed.
• Participates in and contributes to department/division/unit committees, meetings and/or projects and in-services.
• Participates in quality improvement activities; including waste, duplication reduction and process improvement.
• Reports quality and process deviations following institutional guidance.
• Performs other projects or tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees