Certified Sterile Processing Technician

Advanced Surgery Center Round Rock•Round Rock, TX

5d•$22 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Technician performs and participates in decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.

Requirements

Three to five years prior experience as a sterile processing technician required.
Must be certified.
Ability to work independently
Ability to exercise judgment and make decisions
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Ability to perform well under stress
Excellent organizational skills
Ability to document accurately and concisely
Ability to handle confidential information
Good interpersonal and customer relations skills via telephone and face-to-face
Ability to manage time well

Responsibilities

Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies and equipment, and assembles, wraps and sterilizes trays of instruments.
Follows proper Standard Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
Monitors wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, submits requisitions, collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.
Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
Maintains a clean work area
Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.
Communicates appropriately using good interpersonal skills
Adheres to all company policies and procedures
Has regular and predictable attendance
Performs other duties as assigned or required
Demonstrates the safe operation of equipment and machinery, and follows procedure for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation
Complies with State and AAAHC and assures nursing staff compliance by reporting all regulatory concerns or unusual occurrences to Director of Nursing within 24 hours of discovery and when patient injury or disaster occurs