Sterile Processing Technician

Intermountain Health

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for ensuring that all basic surgical supplies, instruments and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed and tracked in a quality / timely manner throughout the hospital. The technician will begin to train and validate competencies to allow performance of these duties independently and without close supervision. The role utilizes applications and technology to accurately facilitate record keeping in accordance with State and Federal regulations, promotes the mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service behavior standards. The position may require overtime, floating to other departments (within the scope of competency and qualifications), and being placed on-call based on business needs. The shift details indicate full-time Monday-Friday overnight, 10-hour shifts, with initial training on day shift before transitioning to the night shift.

Requirements

• Must attain Central Processing Certification from HSPA (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association) within one year of hire date (Level 1).
• Central Processing Certification from HSPA (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association) required (Level 2-3).

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma
• Experience with Sterile Processing Department software
• CER or CIS certification through HSPA (Level 3)

Responsibilities

• Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect basic surgical instruments.
• Identify, Assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack, label and sterilize/high level disinfect basic surgical instruments.
• Print off a needs list and collect all the necessary items needed for surgical/medical procedures.
• Clean, and correctly use CP equipment.
• Perform, read, validate and record all biological and chemical sterilization tests and parameters before making equipment available for use.
• Issue sterile supplies to areas of the hospital or regional campuses.
• Issue and receive durable, moveable clinical equipment.
• Perform basic inventory duties as required.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and written with providers, caregivers, and vendors.
• Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic medical procedures and 2+ surgical specialties (Level 2).
• Identify, Assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack, label and sterilize surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic procedures and 2+ surgical specialties (Level 2).
• Clean, troubleshoot and correctly use CP equipment (Level 2).
• Perform inventory duties, such as locating, equipment and consumable products at your facility to send to the utilizing department when required (Level 2).
• Validate all our basic competencies for Sterile Processing within our education system (Level 2).
• Locate, read and perform a manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU) (Level 2).
• Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic medical procedures and 4+ surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. Orthopedics, neuro, and Vascular) (Level 3).
• Identify, Assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack, label and sterilize surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic procedures and 4+ surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. Orthopedics, neuro, and Vascular) (Level 3).
• Perform and document daily and weekly testing of decontamination and sterilization equipment (Level 3).
• Work with medical equipment/instrumentation vendors to check-in, prepare, sterilize and check-out requested equipment/instrumentation (Level 3).
• Perform inventory duties, such as locating, equipment and consumable products at your facility or other facilities and work with SCO to send items to the utilizing hospital or department when required (Level 3).
• Teach, train, orient and precept students and new SPD caregivers explaining concepts in addition to modeling correct and safe practice (Level 3).
• Help validate all our basic competencies for Sterile Processing within our education system (Level 3).

Benefits

• Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• Up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution through the PEAK program.
• 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates through the PEAK program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees