Instrument Processing Technician

HealthPartners•Saint Paul, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Regions Hospital is looking for an Instrument Processing Technician to join our team! The Instrument Processing Technician works under the direction of the Sterile Processing Manager and is responsible for the proper handling, cleaning, disinfecting, assembly, and sterilization of instrumentation and patient-related equipment to render items safe for handling and use. The Technician works in three main areas: Sterilization: Loads, unloads, and safely operates all sterilizers according to policies and procedures. Completes all monitoring paperwork, sterilization records, and records of instrument sets within required timeline. Maintains sterility of equipment and supplies. Transports, handles, and stores sterile instruments and supplies per appropriate standards. Decontamination: Treats all instruments and equipment in the decontamination areas appropriately. Follows proper cleaning procedures for items being cleaned. Organizes and sorts instrument sets and equipment for proper cleaning, decontamination and ensures appropriate method of cleaning is used. Performs presoaking, loading of instruments in the ultrasonic/medivator, and washer/disinfector, as well as performs manual cleaning/washing. Prioritizes work according to direction and Operating Room demand, monitoring flow, and timing. Instrumentation: Inspects and reassembles clean instrumentation and equipment according to standard operating procedures. Sorts instruments according to type. Assembles instruments according to appropriate recipe. Prepares instrument sets and appropriately places in either rigid containers or prepares for wrapping with proper identification, entering into queue for sterilization. Maintains appropriate levels of sterile instrument sets and individual instrumentation relative to Operating Room scheduling.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent OR Completion of an associate degree program or higher OR Certificate of completion for a Central Service Technician OR Enrollment in an associate degree program or higher with completion of a clinical internship in sterile processing.
Ability to read and write English proficiently.
Ability to interpret colorimetric determinations.

Nice To Haves

Six months (1040 hours) of experience in sterile processing or surgical instrumentation.

Responsibilities

Loads, unloads, and safely operates all sterilizers according to policies and procedures.
Completes all monitoring paperwork, sterilization records, and records of instrument sets within required timeline.
Maintains sterility of equipment and supplies.
Transports, handles, and stores sterile instruments and supplies per appropriate standards.
Treats all instruments and equipment in the decontamination areas appropriately.
Follows proper cleaning procedures for items being cleaned.
Organizes and sorts instrument sets and equipment for proper cleaning, decontamination and ensures appropriate method of cleaning is used.
Performs presoaking, loading of instruments in the ultrasonic/medivator, and washer/disinfector, as well as performs manual cleaning/washing.
Prioritizes work according to direction and Operating Room demand, monitoring flow, and timing.
Inspects and reassembles clean instrumentation and equipment according to standard operating procedures.
Sorts instruments according to type.
Assembles instruments according to appropriate recipe.
Prepares instrument sets and appropriately places in either rigid containers or prepares for wrapping with proper identification, entering into queue for sterilization.
Maintains appropriate levels of sterile instrument sets and individual instrumentation relative to Operating Room scheduling.