Sterile Processing Technician - Women's and Children's Campus (Full-Time, Days)

FMOLHS • Lafayette, LA

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About The Position

The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for coordinating, preparing, and delivering hospital instrumentation and equipment. The role assists with decontamination and delivery, ensuring hospital equipment and surgical instrumentation are properly cleaned, disinfected, and sterilized after each use. The position also assists with admission, transfer, and discharge processes.

The technician maintains preparation and decontamination work areas, inspects and assembles instrument sets, removes defective instruments, packages and labels instruments, and stores sterile items appropriately. The role follows established policies, procedures, infection-control standards, and equipment manufacturers’ instructions; responds to operating-room and emergency requests; and supports other departments and personnel.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the workstation and preparation and decontamination areas in a neat, orderly, and efficient manner.
• Inspect instruments and ensure their cleanliness in accordance with nationally recognized infection-control standards, with attention to instrument-specific details such as crevices, box locks, and cannulas.
• Assist other departments and personnel in acquiring instrumentation and equipment.
• Follow preparation and decontamination policies and procedures.
• Check instrument sets accurately against lists or policies.
• Remove and replace known defective instruments and inform appropriate personnel; store sterile instruments correctly.
• Wrap or package instruments according to standards to preserve package integrity during sterilization, and label packages with instrument ownership, type, and initials.
• Place instrumentation and equipment in the proper locations in preparation and surgery areas.
• Operate and use required preparation and decontamination equipment according to manufacturers’ instructions.
• Inspect instrument storage areas daily to maintain cleanliness and sterility and ensure proper storage.
• Retrieve instrumentation from the surgery area and process it promptly to ensure availability.
• Assist with decontamination of surgical instrumentation and SPD equipment, following established procedures.
• Maintain consistent performance and work on special projects when other duties are complete.
• Dispense instrumentation and equipment accurately, efficiently, and on time.
• Maintain attention to detail and accuracy, keep instrument lists current, and communicate accurate and timely information about instrumentation.
• Report areas in disrepair and unsafe areas or equipment to the OR Manager.
• Respond promptly to Operating Room requests and STAT emergency requests.
• Accept additional work during slow periods and ask the Prep Lead Tech what needs to be done.
• Share relevant information about new policies or procedures with other departmental employees.
• Consult the supervisor about uncertain or unusual procedures and policy situations.
• Assess situations, consider alternatives, and choose appropriate courses of action using sound judgment and knowledge.
• Assist with admission, transfer, and discharge processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned and consistently meet the 12 organizational Service Standards focused on Values, Service, and Quality.

What This Job Offers

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