Instrument Technician - Woodwinds

Fairview Health Services•Woodbury, MN

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview has an immediate opportunity for an Instrument Technician at Woodwinds Hospital, located in Woodbury, MN. This role is part of an outstanding team that provides the Operating Room with the surgical instruments and supplies needed for surgery cases. The technician decontaminates, sets-up, and sterilizes surgical instruments, serving as a resource for physicians, nurses, and medical staff for the OR Operating Room. This is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two week pay period), evening shift (2PM-10:30PM Monday - Friday) opening with weekends as needed. As an instrument technician, you will provide surgical instruments and supplies needed for procedures and cases. You will decontaminate, clean, process, assemble, sterilize, store, and distribute reusable instruments and medical devices. You will also serve as a resource to physicians, nurses, and medical staff regarding instruments and supplies.

Requirements

6 months experience in an operating room, medical device reprocessing role or related role OR 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.

Responsibilities

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 manufactures 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.
Serves as a resource to clinical staff as needed.
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.