Sterile Processing Technician (Cert and Non-Cert) - Sterile Processing - FT - Days
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport•Gulfport, MS
•Onsite
About The Position
The Surgical Processing Technician performs and participates in decontamination, assembling, packaging, sterilization, storage and dispatch of surgical instrumentation. The Technician serves as a resource for team members.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- None
Nice To Haves
- Certification from the International Association of Hospital Central Service Management (I.A.H.C.S.M.) or the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD)
- Previous experience in a Sterile Processing Department
- Familiarization with surgical instrumentation
Responsibilities
- Performs the decontamination and sterilization processes for instruments
- Operates equipment including washers/disinfectors, ultrasonics, steam sterilizers, vaporized hydrogen peroxide gas plasma and high level disinfection
- Receiving, handling, collection and transport of contaminated instruments
- Cleaning, decontamination and disinfection of instruments
- Assists in training non-certified or new team members on proper sterilization techniques
- Serves as a resource for team members
- Performs instrument tray inspection, assembly and packaging for sterilization
- Adheres to manufacturers' instructions, department policies and procedures pertaining to preparation and packaging of instrument sets and individual instruments
- Inspects all instruments for cleanliness and function
- Assembles surgical trays and vendor trays in rigid containers or wraps for sterilization
- Assures timely instrument turnaround for the OR case picking process
- Performs process monitoring, testing and quality control
- Adheres to manufacturers' instructions, department policies and procedures while performing monitoring and recording of the sterilization process
- Physical monitors such as time, temperature and pressure is monitored with every sterilization load
- Biological monitoring is performed with every sterilization load as specified in department policies and procedures
- Chemical monitoring is performed as specified in department policies and procedures
- Process challenge device (PCD) is used to assess the effective performance of the sterilization process
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
