Central Sterile Technician

Altru Health System • Grand Forks, ND

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Technician I performs surgical and procedural supply and instrument distribution, inventory, and management. The technician will be trained in one to four areas in the Central Sterile Department including supply management, surgery case build, decontamination, and sterilization. Technicians work as a team to assure all instruments and supplies are ready and available for surgical and procedural patient care. Technicians will complete training and education to advance to Technician II.

Requirements

• Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.

Nice To Haves

• Training in one to four areas in the Central Sterile Department including supply management, surgery case build, decontamination, and sterilization.
• Complete training and education to advance to Technician II.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize job duties and requirements to meet standards.
• Documents and communicates all information as required.
• Performs tasks and is trained in a portion of the following areas.
• Assembles and distributes supplies to standards.
• Completes supply management.
• Inventories and processes discrepancies in patient case supplies.
• Assembles and distributes supplies to standards.
• Completes supply management, including receiving, back orders, etc.
• Inventories and processes discrepancies in patient case supplies.
• Responds to emergency events with supplies and carts to standard.
• Assembles and distributes instruments according to standards.
• Completes instrument management, including emergency carts.
• Performs instrument, equipment, and non-lumen or single channel scope decontamination procedures according to standards.
• Operates all decontamination equipment.
• Performs all quality assurance integrity checks to standards.
• Performs instrument sterilization procedures according to standards.
• Operates all sterilization equipment.
• Performs all quality assurance integrity checks, ensuring all recall and collection variances are completed per standards.
• Inspects, inventories, assembles, and packages single instruments or clinic procedure sets for sterilization.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Benefits

• Health plan
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Dental plan
• Vision plan
• Life and disability insurance
• Education assistance
• Paid time off (PTO)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed