Sterile Processing Technician

Intermountain Health

5d•$20 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

This position ensures that basic surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment are inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed, and tracked throughout the hospital in a quality and timely manner. The technician trains and validates competencies to perform these duties independently, uses applications and technology for accurate recordkeeping in accordance with state and federal regulations, supports Intermountain Health’s mission, vision, and values, and follows service behavior standards. Other duties may be assigned. Overtime, floating to other departments within the scope of competency and qualifications, and on-call work may be required based on business needs. The role may be filled at Level I, II, or III depending on qualifications. Higher levels perform instrument processing across additional surgical specialties and acuity levels, conduct and document equipment testing, work with medical equipment vendors, and may train and precept students and new staff.

Requirements

Level I: Obtain Central Processing Certification from HSPA (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association) within one year of hire.
Levels II and III: Hold Central Processing Certification from HSPA (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association).
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Be able to see and read information, labels, and monitors and identify equipment and supplies.
Be able to communicate with customers and quickly and accurately understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues.
Have manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate equipment precisely and accurately, including frequent computer, phone, and cable setup and use.
Be able to lift and use a full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment; work on hands and knees; bend; and lift and carry supplies and equipment, including heavy items.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma.
Experience with Sterile Processing Department software.
CER or CIS certification through HSPA for Level III.

Responsibilities

Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments according to the competencies and specialty scope applicable to the assigned level.
Identify, assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack, label, and sterilize surgical instruments or perform high-level disinfection as applicable.
Print needs lists and collect items required for surgical and medical procedures.
Issue sterile supplies to hospital areas or regional campuses, and issue and receive durable, moveable clinical equipment.
Clean, troubleshoot where applicable, and correctly use central processing equipment.
Perform, read, validate, and record biological and chemical sterilization tests and parameters before equipment is made available for use.
Perform inventory duties, including locating equipment and consumable products and arranging transfer to the department or hospital that needs them.
Perform and document daily and weekly testing of decontamination and sterilization equipment at Level III.
Work with medical equipment and instrumentation vendors to check in, prepare, sterilize, and check out requested equipment and instrumentation at Level III.
Teach, train, orient, and precept students and new sterile processing staff, model safe practices, and help validate basic competencies at Level III.
Locate, read, and follow manufacturers’ instructions for use (IFUs) at Levels II and III.
Communicate effectively with providers, caregivers, and vendors, verbally and in writing.