Certified Instrument Tech

INTEGRIS Health•Oklahoma City, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team as a mid-shift (1400-2230), fulltime, Instrument Tech, in the Sterile Processing Department at INTEGRIS Health Baptist Hospital, in Oklahoma City, OK. Get to Know Your Team INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives. Benefits of being an INTEGRIS Health caregiver include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network, financial assistance for continued education, 24/7 mental health support and more. Take the first step toward growing your career by joining us.

Requirements

HSPA-CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician) OR HSPA-CIS (Certified Instrument Specialist) OR HSPA-CER (Certified Endoscope Reprocessor) OR CBSPD-CSPDT (Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician)
Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal/written).

Nice To Haves

2 years of experience preparing and sterilizing surgical instruments and supplies
2 years of experience working with specialty instrument sets such as cardiovascular sets, robotic sets, trauma sets, and or vascular sets

Responsibilities

Ensures that all instruments are rapidly decontaminated for turnover procedures and that instrument sets are assembled according to count sheets.
Completes the necessary processes for sterilization; keeps records of cleaning of all steam sterilizers in the department.
Assembles and maintains sterilization charts for the following sterilizers: steam, automated reprocessors, and low temperature sterilizers.
Performs an inventory review and orders and restocks the supplies needed for the autoclaving processes.
Determines the need for and the replacement of routine instruments and initiates repairs and purchase orders with director approval.
Assists in the education onboarding of new employees and participates in annual review of competencies.
Assists with calling vendors to make sure correct vendor trays arrive at the facility in time for proper sterilization.
Assists in checking the surgery schedule to verify required trays are in the facility/sterile.