Sterile Processing Tech - PRN

Universal Health Services•Aiken, SC

28d

About The Position

Aiken Regional Medical Centers, located in Aiken, South Carolina, is a 273-bed acute care facility providing top quality and safe healthcare to the residents of Aiken and surrounding communities since 1917. Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been ranked a top hospital in South Carolina by the American Heart Association for its treatment of heart attack, heart failure and Stroke, and most recently, coronary artery disease. Additionally, Aiken Regional provides comprehensive healthcare services such as behavioral health (Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health), emergency medical care (main hospital and ER at Sweetwater), orthopedic surgeries, maternity, rehabilitation services(Hitchcock Rehabilitation Services), imaging, and wound care. Visit us online at: https://www.aikenregional.com Sterile Processing Tech performs all assigned duties related to the reprocessing of medical equipment and instrumentation, including but not limited to the following tasks: receiving, inspecting, cleaning, machine processing, sorting, assembly, packaging and wrapping, sterilization, process controls, storage and distribution.

Requirements

High school diploma at minimum
Specific sterile processing techniques in an acute care hospital required and/or Certification through IAHCSM, NICHSPDP or Purdue University Continuing Education preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform rounds to hospital soiled utility rooms to collect discontinued patient care moveable equipment and instrumentation and return to the decontamination room for processing.
Inspect and initiate proper cleaning techniques for soiled instruments and equipment through the decontamination room.
Operates specialty-cleaning equipment in the decontamination room, ultrasonic cavitation sinks, machine processors.
Sorts, assembles, wraps and packages surgical instrumentation according to set guides and sterile processing techniques.
Restocks code carts, specialty carts and restocks sets and trays for use in patient care.
Receives deliveries of supplies from Materials Management and puts stock away inside the department in a timely manner, taking all trash outside immediately.
As assigned, inventories certain medical/surgical supplies in the operating room suite, returns to Central Service and packages necessary supplies for sterilization. Restocks to the operating room as necessary because par levels fluctuate according to surgery caseload.
Prepare biological test kits to challenge high and low heat sterilization equipment. Places kits inside autoclaves, retrieves after sterilization cycles and can initiate incubation procedures with accurate documentation.
Can monitor sterilizer cycles and detect improper cycle parameters, reporting immediately to senior technician and/or manager
Unload sterilizer chambers safely handling packages for restocking.
Documents all process controls (biological logbooks, load record sheets) and as directed, all data necessary for special reports and process improvements.
Perform daily high and low dusting to maintain cleanliness of work surfaces.
Restocks sets onto shelving in sterile storeroom, rotating supplies and inspecting integrity of every pack, set and container.
As directed, assist in reordering supplies, maintaining Set Guide Index, Care & Handling files and vendor information files.