Spd Tech 1 - Non Certified
About The Position
As our SPD Tech, you will ensure patient safety and surgical efficiency by meticulously decontaminating, sterilizing, and assembling all medical instruments and equipment. Your precise work is fundamental to infection control and positive patient outcomes across clinical areas. Every day you will expertly process surgical instruments, maintaining accurate documentation, testing equipment, and managing inventory according to strict protocols. You'll adhere to infection control standards, troubleshoot equipment, and contribute to a safe, efficient sterile processing environment. To succeed, you'll need exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, excellent communication for coordination, and a profound commitment to sterile technique and patient safety. Self-motivation and adaptability are essential in this critical, fast-paced support service role.
Requirements
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
Nice To Haves
- Six to twelve months of related experience
- Previous acute care experience in hospital with supplies preferred with emphasis on knowledge of medical supplies.
Responsibilities
- Assembles and sorts instrument sets following instrument manual and arranges sets in appropriate instrument trays.
- Separates delicate and basic instruments, electrical cords, cables, and processes according to established procedures.
- Sorts and identifies special instruments for processing, e.g., power equipment, scopes, etc.
- Inspects each instrument for alignment and position when sorting.
- Checks for missing parts and straightens malleable instruments.
- Reports mal-functioning, missing, and broken instrumentation.
- Cleans and maintains equipment essential to assuring effective sterilization: ultrasonic machine, washer sterilizer, steam sterilizers, and plasma sterilizers.
- Demonstrates proper procedure for operating the steam and plasma sterilizers, washer sterilizer, and ultrasonic cleaner.
- Uses proper loading/unloading procedure.
- Upon completion of sterilization, stores instruments in sterile area and returns processed instrumentation, instrument trays, and equipment to appropriate nursing units.
- Demonstrates proper procedures for cleaning, packaging, labeling, processing and storage of clean and sterile supplies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
