Sterile Processing Technician Non-Certified (SPD)

OhioHealth•Williamstown, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

OhioHealth is a health system that believes wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. They work hard, care deeply, and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy, inspiring hope, and fostering learning, growth, and achievement in careers and communities. The Sterile Processing Technician-Non-Certified role is for multi-skilled personnel responsible for all duties related to the decontamination, cleaning, and sterilization of general and specialty surgical instruments, power equipment, and endoscopes. This includes the preparation and packaging of instrumentation, quality control testing and monitoring of sterilization equipment, maintaining records, and preparation of surgical cases. Assigned duties may also include stocking, cleaning, answering phones, transporting supplies, training peers on industry best practices, and providing direct customer service to both operating rooms and external customers.

Requirements

High School or GED
Must exhibit strong customer service, communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrate ability to work well with others as part of a team.
Requires basic computer skills.
Must be able to follow oral and written instructions, as well as perform basic mathematical calculations.
Working knowledge of AAMI and AORN standards.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the decontamination, disinfection and cleaning or various reusable surgical instruments, via mechanical or handwashing methods, while strictly adhering to OSHA safety standards.
Demonstrate working knowledge of sterilization process and techniques involving both steam and chemical means, including appropriate documentation, storage and transportation.
Understand sterilizer mechanical and chemical indicators, as well as the proper use and interpretation of the biological monitoring system.
Effectively enter, modify and search for relevant information in the instrument tracking system.
Demonstrate knowledge of surgical case preparation, correctly identifying and retrieving pertinent instruments and supplies for scheduled cases or upon request.
Incorporate infection control guidelines while transferring, storing and transporting sterile packages.
Interact with external customers, such as vendors and surgical reps for the processing of loaner trays and receipt of CEU’s.
Follow and promote industry standards and best practices, as supported by AAMI and AORN.
Demonstrate strong customer service skills while meeting requests of both the operating rooms and external clinics.
Think critically and act quickly to meet the needs of all patients.
Responsible for aiding in the education and training of fellow associates.
Focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties as a High Reliability Organization (HRO).