Instrument Technician

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

2h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview's St John's Hospital, located in Maplewood, 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. Decontaminates, sets up, and sterilizes surgical instruments. We are a resource for physicians, nurses, and medical staff for the OR. Benefits include: Medical, dental, 403B, tuition reimbursement, PTO, Short and Long Term disability, plus so much more! This is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period), benefit-eligible opening on night shift with every 4th weekend. This is an SEIU Local 113 opening. Training will take place on the day shift, 40 hours per week, for the first 90 days. 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. Job Expectations: Job expectations may vary depending on location and services provided. Sites may perform surgical case cart assembly, intraoperative supply picking, and high-level disinfection of flexible endoscopes and other semi-critical devices. 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.

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

Nice To Haves

Graduate of a Central Service program, an Accredited Surgical Technologist program, or a Licensed Practical Nurse program.
Two years of experience as a Sterile Processing Technician, a Surgical Technologist, or in a medical device reprocessing role.
Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification or CBSPD

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.