Sterile Processing Tech- Evening Shift

Hendricks Regional Health • Danville, IN

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Participate in the delivery of safe, quality patient care by providing clean, disinfected, sterilized instruments, implants, metal goods, and equipment to hospital departments.

Requirements

• High School graduation or equivalent is required.

Responsibilities

• Assists anesthesia, surgeons, and associates with procedural related tasks
• Monitors instrument/equipment for processing following manufacture/AMMI guidelines.
• Carries out established procedures: cleaning, decontaminating and sterilization.
• Provides assistance in the order of priority and re-prioritizes as designated by the director or designee.
• Alters own time schedule to adjust to changes in activity level of the department.
• Fill out appropriate work orders and support unit goals to eliminate waste
• Orders and oversees surgical supply inventory, and appropriate materials are available when needed.
• Responsible for loading and unloading all sterilizing and cleaning equipment to allow for proper steam or gas sterilization of all items.
• Supports client care by readily responding to on-going intermittent and unexpected changes in delegated aspects of care.
• Facilitates planning, provision and documentation of client care per request of anesthesia, surgeons and OR associates.
• Consults and collaborates appropriately to revise instrument sets and supply pull sheets as technological advances influence changes in delegated aspects of care.
• Accept and delegate tasks appropriately and promote teamwork
• Collaborates with other health care providers regarding the plan of intraoperative cares, including instrument/supply set up prior to case.
• Responds quickly to request for supplies/instruments.
• Maintain professional environment and keep noise to a minimum at all times
• Exemplifies excellent guests relations to patients, visitors, and physicians and co-workers.
• Cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization of all instruments, metal goods, and equipment used for patient care.
• Assembling and packaging of all instruments and implants and assuring that they are correctly labeled and assembled.
• Responsible for safe operation of all equipment used for cleaning and sterilization.
• Responsible for accurate and meticulous documentation of all sterilizer charts, record books, and biological records.
• Responsible for understanding and appropriately following the hospital-wide Body Substance/Standard Precautions, Respiratory & AFB isolation protocols and to be compliant with the minimal protective barrier requirements for tasks performed in Central Sterile.
• Adhere to HIPAA and follow social media policy
• Share knowledge and skills with colleagues and others including orientation and cross-training.
• Demonstrate leadership and be a resource for peer
• Identify professional needs and collaborates with management for learning opportunities for self and for the unit
• Participate in development and implementation of departmental goals.
• Attend product practice change in-services.
• Establish and Maintains strong relationships with all customers, focusing on physicians, provider practices, anesthesia and public
• Provide a professional and quiet patient environment
• Practice AIDET (Acknowledge, Identify, Duration, Explanation, Thank You)
• Promote commitment to co-workers, view all staff as part of an equal team and be approachable at all times, and maintain interdepartmental relationships
• Be flexible with assignments, staffing needs and assigned shifts

What This Job Offers

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