About the position
As an Instrument Equipment Technician, you work behind-the-scenes, but you are a crucial part of our healthcare team. Reducing infections and supporting healthier outcomes for our patients is vital. Not everyone pays attention to the details like you do. You know that, and we need that. Washing, flushing, cleaning, drying and sterilizing, you're an infection control gatekeeper. Little germs create big issues, so you go the extra mile decontaminating and sterilizing surgical instrumentation and operating room equipment. We love the way you operate. Your experiences, knowledge, skills, your empathy, compassion, personality, all of it adds up to you. And we're excited to get to know you and find out what you'll bring to detailed and critical infection control role.
Responsibilities
- Identify surgical instrumentation, equipment, and supplies: clean, sterilize, and store properly.
- Demonstrate knowledge of applicable sanitary, infection control, and safety standards to perform all assignments within the safety parameters.
- Demonstrate knowledge of aseptic technique, decontamination methods, sterilization process, testing and equipment.
- Operate sterilization equipment, decontaminate, assemble and wrap appropriate instruments, supplies, and equipment.
- Ensure compliance with hospital established policies, quality assurance, safety and infection control policies and practices.
- Assess appropriate equipment and instruments needed for all departments and ensure all supplies are available and in working condition.
- Replace or repair instruments or equipment that are not working.
- Follow proper standard precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
- Process endoscopes, scopes and/or probes.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED or equivalent OR 2 years of work experience in equipment sterilization or Instrument or Operating Room Aide or Tech
