Sterile Process Tech I, Jewish Hospital, 10:30p-7a

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

17h•Onsite

About The Position

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Requirements

Demonstrates an understanding of policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
Builds continued competency in order to work independently in the decontamination, sterilization, and sterile storage activities of the department.
Ability to use knowledge to implement appropriate processes in a safe and timely manner.

Nice To Haves

Acts as a preceptor for new employees.

Responsibilities

Maintaining an adequate level of instruments necessary for the efficient functioning of customer departments.
Understanding the equipment and chemicals used in reprocessing reusable instruments and equipment and the ability to use knowledge to implement appropriate processes in a safe and timely manner to include handling and decontamination of soiled instrument, inspection, assembly, packaging and sterilization.
Providing preceptor support to other employees.
Building and maintaining a comprehensive body of knowledge with respect to the standards and procedures associated with the preparation, sterilization, storage, and delivery of surgical instrumentation per Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Associates of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN), and CDC guidelines.
Answering telephone promptly and assist caller with obtaining items needed.
Assembling supplies and places into case carts for scheduled and non-scheduled procedures.
Making rounds throughout the hospital to deliver sterile and non-sterile instrumentation, supplies and equipment, and to pick-up contaminated or credit instrumentation, supplies and equipment.
Delivering scheduled case carts to the Surgery Department.
Inventorying and delivering back-up case carts to the Surgery Department and required areas.
Maintaining responsibility for returned instrumentation and supplies (if applicable) that is unused, and the integrity of packaging has not been compromised.
Performing cleaning and decontamination duties, working quickly and safely and thoroughly addresses all instrumentation taking into account any unique cleaning demands.
Inspecting, assembling, and packaging all decontaminated reusable instruments and sets ensuring for cleanliness and functionality of all instrumentation.
Operating all processing equipment used within the department.
Performing sterilization and all associated monitoring activities.
Observing all safety and security procedures; Reports potential unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
Assisting in keeping the department organized, neat, clean, and fully stocked while providing quality customer service to all customers, including co-workers.
Acting as a preceptor for new employees.
Performing duties in a safe manner, to prevent injury to self, patients, visitors or other hospital personnel.
Contributing to maintaining supplies and sterile items for use throughout the hospital; keeps department clean, neat, and well organized.
Prioritizing work and focuses on consistent throughput.
Performing dispatch duties.
Contributing to all official departmental business in a professional manner.
Displaying behavior that is consistent with a thorough understanding of the SPD Mission, Vision, and Values.
Maintaining compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct.
Complying with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times.
Performing other duties as assigned.