3P-11:30P

Premier Health•Dayton, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Central Sterile Tech-I (Instrument Tech) works in Central Sterile Processing at Miami Valley Hospital. The role is responsible for decontaminating, inspecting, maintaining, assembling, packaging, sterilizing, and distributing surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies to nursing departments. The technician must know how to operate and properly handle complex departmental equipment, understand general instrumentation, and use instructions effectively to prioritize daily tasks under pressure. Basic computer skills are required. The position also requires professional conduct toward patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers, and adherence to Premier Health Core Values and Standards of Behavior. The role includes Tier 1 responsibilities such as processing TEE probes; building surgical case carts in SPM; assembling and documenting instrument sets; testing sterilizers, washers, and ultrasonic cleaners; supporting designated durable medical equipment needs; checking disposable supplies and instruments for expiration; processing vendor instrumentation; entering quality events; and cleaning, assembling, and sterilizing semi-complex instruments and equipment. It also provides backup support to the Endoscopy Department.

Requirements

High school completion or GED.
No prior job-related work experience is required.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to operate and properly handle complex departmental equipment.
Knowledge of general instrumentation and ability to follow instructions and prioritize tasks under pressure.
Professional behavior toward patients, visitors, physicians, and employees.

Nice To Haves

One year of sterile processing experience.
Knowledge of the hospital setting, infection control, and medical terminology.
Computer skills and experience.

Responsibilities

Decontaminate, inspect, maintain, assemble, package, sterilize, and distribute surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies.
Follow Standard Precautions in decontamination and sterilization areas.
Monitor biological and chemical wash solutions to ensure decontamination quality and consistency.
Assemble surgical instrument trays and medical equipment and make them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
Restock, label, and maintain inventory; submit requisitions; and collect and distribute instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
Perform environmental maintenance and help maintain inventory in sterile processing, the operating room, and equipment storage areas.
Verify equipment function, request maintenance, repair, or replacement, and remove defective equipment.
Maintain a clean work area and support departmental policies, procedures, quality improvement, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
Communicate appropriately using good interpersonal skills.
Decontaminate and high-level disinfect TEE probes, record their processing, and deliver them to the appropriate storage area.
Build case carts in SPM for projected surgical procedures.
Assemble instrument sets using hardened caskets, wrapping methods, and peel packs; label and record items in SPM according to system policy.
Perform daily function and qualification testing on sterilizers, tunnel washers, cart washers, and ultrasonic cleaners, including DARTs, leak tests, biological tests, and washer soil checks.
Perform descaling cycles and check chamber drains, washer spray arms, and washer drains.
Build emergency carts, including crash, pediatric, and ENT carts; deliver general equipment and perform basic equipment cleaning.
Perform monthly outdate checks on disposable medical supplies and sterilized instrumentation.
Check in, verify, and process vendor instrumentation according to manufacturer instructions.
Enter quality events into the SPM database.
Decontaminate, clean, assemble, and sterilize semi-complex equipment and instrumentation, including robotic instruments, OB/GYN, laparoscopic, power equipment, orthopedic instruments, and flexible ureteroscopes.
Provide backup support to the Endoscopy Department.