Instrument Technician - Lakes Medical Center

About the position

Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, MN has an immediate opening for a sterile processing technician. Do you want to be part of an outstanding team? We provide the Operating Room with the surgical instruments and supplies needed for surgery cases. As an instrument technician you will provide surgical instruments and supplies needed for procedures and cases. Decontaminates, cleans, processes, assembles, sterilizes, stores, and distributes reusable instruments and medical devices. Serves as a resource to physicians, nurses, and medical staff regarding instruments and supplies.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates, sets-up and sterilizes surgical instruments.
• Serves as a resource for physicians, nurses and medical staff for the OR.
• Reviews and interprets all resources needed to determine the priority of instruments and medical devices required.
• Inspects, tests, assembles, packages, and labels surgical instruments in preparation for sterilization.
• Ensures instruments are available and ready for site-specific and System CSSD-CPC trays.
• Performs manual decontamination of reusable instruments and equipment.
• Follows manufacturers' written instructions for use and system policies and procedures.
• Operates automated and non-automated processing equipment such as instrument washers, sterilizers, biological incubators, heat sealers, and other commonly used equipment in sterile processing.
• Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of the population served.
• Maintains knowledge of and complies with all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.

Requirements

• 6 months experience in an operating room, medical device reprocessing role or related role.
• Completion of an approved Fairview Sterile Processing training program.
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification.

Nice-to-haves

• Graduate of a Central Service program, Accredited Surgical Technologist program or Licensed Practical Nurse program.
• Two years of experience as a Sterile Processing Technician, a Surgical Technologist, or in a medical device reprocessing role.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO/Vacation
• Safe and Sick Time
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement