Sterile Processing Technician

International Sos Government Medical Services • Aurora, CO

112d • $25 - $30

About The Position

This position will support the US Department of Veterans Affairs Critical Staffing Program. The person in this position will represent International SOS and provide services outlined below: International SOS is looking for an individual who is an experienced Sterile Processing Technician to provide services for VA members and their families. A Medical Supply Technician is responsible for managing and maintaining the inventory of medical supplies and equipment in healthcare settings, ensuring that items are properly sterilized, organized, and readily available for use by medical staff. They play a critical role in supporting patient care by making certain that the necessary supplies are available and in compliance with safety and regulatory standards. The primary purpose of the Sterile Processing Technician (SPS -Sterile Processing Service) is to provide the operating room, dental service, interventional procedural areas, various clinics, wards, departments, CBOCS and other hospital facilities with sterilized and/or high level disinfected (HLD) critical and semi critical reusable medical equipment (RME) such as surgical instruments, instrument sets and flexible endoscopes. Reprocesses (disassembles, cleans, decontaminates, assembles, HLD or sterilized) critical, semi-critical and a few non-critical RME in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, Joint Commission (JC) standards, VHA directive 1116, VA handbooks, Center for Disease Control (CDC), Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AMMI), International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) and local SPS policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Must possess either a HSPA Certification or a CBSPD Certification.
• Have at least two (2) years' current recent experience as a Sterile Processing Service Technician.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), or Military Training Network.
• High school education or equivalency.

Responsibilities

• Perform aseptic principles and techniques, including characteristics of various types of detergents, cleaning techniques, sterilizing mediums; and tests to determine effectiveness of sterilization.
• Use, operation, maintenance, assembly, and disassembly of complex surgical instruments, and reusable medical equipment and the specific cleaning, sterilizing and storage requirements of each to ensure RME is sterilized and stored according to manufacturer's specifications.
• Interpret written material, technical material, regulations, instructions, and report.
• Transport contaminated reusable medical equipment (RME) from point of use biohazard areas to Decontamination area of Sterile Processing Service.
• Sort and decontaminate RME based on manufacturer's instructions and facility standard operating procedures, utilizing correct dosage of chemicals.
• Wear proper protective apparel and equipment.
• Disassemble and position all parts of RME to ensure removal of bioburden.
• Manually and mechanically clean.
• Remove bioburden/contamination by soaking, manually wiping or using appropriate scrubbing brush for added cleaning.
• Place RME in automatic RME cleaning machines as recommended by the SOP and manufacturers instructions.
• Remove instrument stains using appropriate chemicals.
• Disinfect all critical, semi-critical and non-critical RME.
• Perform all functions of the decontamination process including but not limited to manual and mechanical cleaning of surgical, reusable medical equipment, and dental instrumentation.
• Conduct visual inspections of all RME items to ensure cleanliness prior to being sending to SPS preparation area for processing.
• Perform all the functions for the reprocessing of flexible endoscopes to include the operating of an endoscope preprocessor according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Accomplish the inspection, assembly, packaging, and terminal sterilization or HLD of all RME and flexible endoscopes throughout the medical facility and CBOCs.
• Read, understand, and follow all manufacturers' instructions on cleaning RME and department established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Perform and document quality assurance checks for reprocessing equipment as well as RME.
• Perform all functions of the prep/packaging and sterilization process including documentation and quality assurance procedures.
• Examine and visually inspect instrumentation and appropriate functioning, and cleanliness.
• Assemble instrument sets according to count sheets.
• Inspect assemble, package, and document the contents of a wide variety of surgical and dental trays and instruments according to count sheet.
• Properly and safely load, operate and trouble shoot a variety of sterilizers including but not limited to steam, low temperature gas plasma sterilizer (Sterrad), Automated Endoscope Reprocessors (AER).
• Store and/or deliver to end user in accordance with facility protocols.
• Prepare case carts for the OR and ensuring that everything on the pull sheet is obtained for the next day's cases.
• Maintain appropriate sets in sterile/clean area.
• Rotate stock as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• 401k plan.
• Paid time off.
• Annual bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Education Level: High school or GED