Instrument Tech Lead Certified: Irvine Sterile Processing (SPD)
About The Position
The Instrument Technician Lead Certified is responsible for the care, cleaning, handling, and reprocessing of instruments and equipment. This role decontaminates instruments and equipment according to hospital and regulatory guidelines. It involves assembling and wrapping trays for sterilization, operating sterilizers, and performing quality assurance monitoring using knowledge of instrumentation, blood and body fluid precautions, disinfection techniques, and methods of sterilization. The role also documents activities according to policy and procedures. Additionally, this position is responsible for coordinating and assembling surgery case carts, accurately completing inventory lists for trays and surgeon preference cards, reviewing instrument and inventory supplies, restocking, proactively identifying supply/instrumentation needs, gathering supplies for specific cases, and assisting with Operating Room sterilization processes. The Instrument Technician Lead Certified serves as the point person on each shift, prioritizing tasks and coordinating the assembly of surgery case carts. This role performs complex tasks, trains new employees as an educator, completes expert-level trays, and assists in process changes and improvement initiatives within the department. Scheduling and shift coverage may also be handled by this role.
Requirements
- Knowledge of instrumentation.
- Knowledge of blood and body fluid precautions.
- Knowledge of disinfection techniques.
- Knowledge of methods of sterilization.
- Knowledge of supplies.
- Certified Instrument Technician (implied by title).
Responsibilities
- Care, cleaning, handling, and reprocessing of instruments and equipment.
- Decontaminating instruments and equipment to hospital and regulatory guidelines.
- Assembling and wrapping trays for sterilization following procedures.
- Loading and operating sterilizers.
- Performing quality assurance monitoring.
- Documenting according to policy and procedures.
- Providing coordination and assembly of surgery case carts.
- Accurately completing inventory lists for trays and surgeon preference cards.
- Reviewing instrument and inventory supplies and restocking.
- Proactively identifying supply/instrumentation needs.
- Gathering supplies needed for a specific case.
- Assisting with Operating Room sterilization processes.
- Serving as the point person on each shift.
- Prioritizing tasks and coordinating the assembly of surgery case carts.
- Performing complex tasks.
- Training new employees and acting as an educator.
- Completing expert-level trays.
- Assisting in process changes and process improvement initiatives in the department.
- Handling scheduling and shift coverage (may be part of duties).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
