Instrument Equipment Tech Certified - FT Evenings

LCMC Health • Marrero, LA

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About The Position

As a Certified Instrument Equipment Technician, you work behind the scenes as a crucial part of the healthcare team, helping reduce infections and support healthier patient outcomes. You decontaminate and sterilize surgical instrumentation and operating room equipment, serving as an infection-control gatekeeper. The position involves cleaning, flushing, drying, sterilizing, assembling, wrapping, and storing instruments, supplies, and equipment while following applicable safety and infection-control practices.

The role supports multiple departments by ensuring needed instruments and equipment are available and in working condition. It also includes processing endoscopes, scopes, and/or probes, and replacing or repairing equipment that is not working. The position is with West Jefferson Medical Center, part of LCMC Health, and works evenings.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician) certification from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association, or CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution) certification.

Responsibilities

• Identify surgical instrumentation, equipment, and supplies; clean, sterilize, and store them properly.
• Apply sanitary, infection-control, and safety standards when performing assignments.
• Use aseptic techniques, decontamination methods, sterilization processes, testing methods, and related equipment.
• Operate sterilization equipment; decontaminate, assemble, and wrap appropriate instruments, supplies, and equipment.
• Comply with hospital policies and quality assurance, safety, and infection-control practices.
• Assess equipment and instrument needs for all departments and ensure supplies are available and in working condition.
• Replace or repair instruments or equipment that are not working.
• Follow standard precautions in decontamination and sterilization areas.
• Process endoscopes, scopes, and/or probes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED