Sterile Supply Technician I
MyMichigan Health•Alma, MI
•Onsite
About The Position
The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to; performing cleaning and sterilizing duties of supplies and equipment and prepares them for use by the Hospital staff. Prepares case cart system for the Operating Room. Other functions that may be assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Interpersonal skills needed to communicate successfully with individuals and groups and interact with people at all levels to communicate ideas and concepts in a clear and understandable manner.
- Must follow MyMichigan Health blood borne pathogen and TB testing as required.
- Employees need to demonstrate competency in Microsoft® Windows.
Nice To Haves
- SPD CERT: Cert Sterile Process Tech
- SPD certification within two years of hire date or transfer to position.
- Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
Responsibilities
- Pulls OR cases following requisitions form.
- Delivers carts to OR in timely manner.
- Restocks OB case carts.
- Delivers sterilized supplies to nursing units.
- Restocks monitor cart in ICU.
- Empties soiled OR and OB case carts in timely manner.
- Disposes of linen and trash in proper receptacles.
- Decontaminates instruments according to established procedures.
- Decontaminates case carts via the steam room according to established procedures.
- Cleans and refurbishes equipment according to established procedures.
- Performs quality assurance tests of sterilizers.
- Performs and charts Bowie Dick Test on vacuum steam sterilizers.
- Performs and charts biological tests on OR gravity sterilizers.
- Performs and charts biological tests on vacuum steam sterilizers.
- Performs diagnostic test and records results in Steris sterilizers.
- Checks instruments for damage and cleanliness.
- Lubricates instruments as indicated.
- Assembles and disassembles instruments as needed.
- Assembles trays.
- Packages trays according to established requisitions forms using the correct packaging material.
- Assigns expiration dates to items as required and labels all items correctly and in a clear manner.
- Documents load contents, records biological and chemical test results load all sterilizers according to established procedures, verifies the sterilizer has functioned properly by recording information in log book, and uses proper safety techniques when loading and unloading the sterilizers.
- Is aware of the correct steps to take when there is a wet pack, positive biological, failed bowie-dick, and/or the sterilizer cycle aborts.
- Cleans sterilizer chambers.
- Maintains outside surfaces of sterilizers.
- Sonic washer cleaned at end of shift.
- Cleans loading carts.
- Cleans carts according to assignment.
- Orders supplies from storeroom and pharmacy to meet established par levels and usage.
- Orders linen from laundry.
- Assists supervisor with special orders as needed.
- Possesses an understanding of infection prevention and control measures designed to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
- Maintains the standards of the infection prevention and control policies.
- Implements and maintains isolation techniques per policy.
- Follows hand hygiene policies and utilizes personal protective equipment as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
