CERTIFIED Central Sterilization Technician (Days), Juneau, AK

Mobile Health Team•Juneau, AK

3d•$28•Onsite

About The Position

Mobile Health Team Inc. is seeking an experienced CERTIFIED Central Sterilization Technician for a 13-week travel assignment in Juneau, AK. This role involves ensuring the proper decontamination, disinfection, sterilization, and packaging of instruments and equipment for various healthcare services. The technician will be responsible for maintaining records, troubleshooting instrument shortages, and managing equipment maintenance. Additionally, there are opportunities to assist with supply handling duties such as product ordering, stocking, and inventory management.

Requirements

MUST have enough experience to be able to work independently.
A minimum of 2 years experience required.
One (1) year experience in a healthcare environment preferred
High school diploma/GED is required
Certification in Sterile Processing and/or Technology required through either the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HPSA).
Must have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification during employment
Effective team skills including interaction, support, and respect are required.
Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask
Willingness to participate in continuing education and training programs
Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
Excellent communication skills , professionalism, and reliability
Ability to learn and apply basic computer skills including locating and opening documents, completing forms, opening and sending e-mail messages.
Drug screen and background check (facility required)
Additional facility onboarding forms as assigned

Responsibilities

Responsible for all steps necessary for the proper decontamination, disinfection, sterilization and packaging of instruments and equipment for OR
Supports decontamination, disinfection, sterilization and packaging of instruments and equipment as needed for other services as workload permits.
Completely and thoroughly dissembles instruments and equipment to ensure the removal of any debris, surgical soil and bioburdens prior to sterilization or high-level disinfection.
Performs multi-step procedures to effectively reprocess various instruments, including autoclaving.
Performs and validates all cleaning of instruments using policies and procedure, manufacturers’ instructions for use guidelines, along with the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) guidelines.
Maintains records for all sterilization procedures that are processed including interpretation of all biological monitoring, validation of monitoring results, and quality assurance checks to ensure sterilization parameters are met.
Effectively communicates with providers and staff to problem solve in the event of an instrument shortage and the need to substitute and/or offer alternatives.
Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair, or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
Maintains competency in sterilization reprocessing by return demonstration and participating in continuing education as requested.
Assists in the training and certification of members of the team on sterilization process as needed.
Performs additional supply handling duties for Specialty Care and Primary Care as time permits secondary to sterilization/reprocessing responsibilities.
Duties include: Product ordering and stocking, Inventory checks, Other basic inventory management functions as needed.