Sterile Processing Instrument Tech II, Nights

Mayo Clinic • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

Sterile processing technicians support safe and efficient care in the perioperative environment by ensuring surgical instruments are safe for use. The role performs advanced, complex, multistep processes and delegated activities supporting operating room teams and other procedural areas in the hospital. It involves cleaning, packaging, and reprocessing reusable surgical equipment, instruments, and scopes according to manufacturer guidelines, as well as maintaining processed-supply inventory and storage and supporting the surgical team in the sterile core. Work is performed in compliance with best practices and standards established by The Joint Commission, AAMI, IAHSCMM, AORN, OSHA, DOT, WHO, FDA, EPA, and HIPPA.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least one year of sterile processing experience, or graduation from an accredited and/or hospital-approved sterile processing program and eligibility to sit for HSPA or CBSPD certification.
• Certification through IAHSCMM or CBSPD within one year of hire and maintained thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of specific sterilization modalities and complex advanced processing systems, including gravity displacement, dynamic air-removal, low-temperature hydrogen peroxide gas plasma and ethylene oxide, DSD, CER, Pass Through Medivator Advantage, Astra Tee, GUS, Scope Buddy Plus, Aqua Sink, process and efficacy testing, and specialty trial and multiservice instrumentation and trays.
• Knowledge of high, low, and intermediate disinfection levels.
• Progressive computer knowledge for computerized instrument tracking systems, sterilization, assembly case information, inventory management, and individual productivity data.
• Knowledge of progressive computer technology, human anatomy, surgical terminology, infection control, microbiology, and safety and risk control.
• Proven interpersonal skills, including the ability to receive and give constructive feedback; effective and concise verbal and written communication skills; and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Clean, package, and reprocess reusable surgical equipment, instrumentation, and scopes according to manufacturer guidelines.
• Maintain inventory and storage of processed supplies.
• Support the surgical team through activities in the sterile core.
• Perform decontamination, assembly, sterilization, quality assurance testing, and storage.
• Perform advanced, complex, multistep processing and delegated activities for operating room and other procedural areas.
• Work in compliance with applicable standards and best practices established by The Joint Commission, AAMI, IAHSCMM, AORN, OSHA, DOT, WHO, FDA, EPA, and HIPPA.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED