Instrument Processing Technician - Full Time - Reprocessing

Barton Healthcare System•South Lake Tahoe, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Instrument Processing Technician performs a variety of tasks to ensure instruments are available for surgical cases. The Instrument Processing Technician is responsible for cleaning, handling, inspecting, and sterilizing surgical instruments according to infection control policies and procedures and manufacturers recommendations. They also perform biological monitoring of sterilizing equipment, verify procedure logs, assist in picking instruments for surgical cases, and assist in re-ordering implant inventory while maintaining stock levels.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred
Previous experience in reprocessing operations preferred
Knowledge of or experience with Medical Terminology preferred
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Proficient computer skills
In compliance with patient safety standards, must be able to effectively communicate in English
Current BLS/CPR certification by the American Heart Association (BLS Provider) or ability to obtain within the first 3 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual abilities preferred

Responsibilities

Cleans, handles, inspects, and sterilizes surgical instruments according to infection control policies and procedures and manufacturers recommendations.
Performs all biological monitoring of sterilizing equipment, as well as verifying that the procedure logs for this equipment is accurate and complete.
Assists in the picking of instruments for the daily lineup of surgical cases.
Assists in the re-order of the implant inventory, and maintains the implant inventory stock level for all implant trays.
Provides consistently exceptional care at all times.
Receives and/or retrieves instruments and scopes from the operating room, other hospital departments and offsite locations for decontamination and reprocessing, facilitating the turnover process between cases.
Correctly processes instruments, scopes, and flexible scopes according to the infection control policies and procedures and manufacturers’ recommendations.
Safely uses the correct sterilization and disinfecting procedures according to accepted standards.
Accurately assembles instrument trays according to the sequence list on the instrument cards, and restocks implant trays correctly.
Maintains an accurate accounting of the trauma consignment inventory, and assists the supervisor (or designee) and surgery buyer with the re-ordering process.
Ensures procedure logs for the sterilizers, Sterrad machine, and the Steris machines are correct and accurate. Also make certain that the corresponding biological testing relating to these machines is accurate and complete.
Assists in picking of surgical cases, referencing the surgeon preference card.
Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary.