Sterile Supply Technician
About The Position
Martin County Hospital District (MCHD) was organized in 1967 and has boundaries coterminous with Martin County, Texas. It is located in the heart of West Texas. Opened in 1949, the hospital was originally located near downtown Stanton. This facility served the community well for many years but was replaced with a state of the art 18 bed facility in 2012. The new facility is located on I20 and has been designated as a Critical Access Hospital. Under the general supervision of the Director of Central Supply, the Sterile Supply Tech is responsible for the receiving, cleaning, decontaminating and sterilizing reusable patient care equipment, instrumentation and supplies. The Sterile Supply tech disassembles inspects, inventories and assembles both surgical and house instrumentation and procedural trays and maintains adequate inventory levels for all surgical/house instrumentation/trays and supplies. The position also assembles surgical case carts as required and records and maintains required sterilization records. Serves as technical contact person for questions concerning decontamination and sterilization. The Sterile Supply tech may have access to highly confidential patient, employee and/or MCHD proprietary information, and must handle & protect the information in accordance with hospital & system policies, HIPAA requirements and the highest level of ethical standards. The Sterile Supply tech is responsible for reporting all security events, potential events, or other security risks to the organization. The Sterile Supply Technician is responsible for participation in and completion of all patient safety initiatives appropriate to the position and conducts all job responsibilities according to the Mission and Values of Martin County Hospital.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Familiar with sterile technique and application.
- Knowledge of supplies and inventory systems.
- Operating personal computers.
Nice To Haves
- Successful completion or enrollment of the IAHCSMM certification course/CRCST preferred.
- Minimum of 1-2 years prior experience in material management.
Responsibilities
- Receiving, cleaning, decontaminating and sterilizing reusable patient care equipment, instrumentation and supplies.
- Disassembling, inspecting, inventorying and assembling both surgical and house instrumentation and procedural trays.
- Maintaining adequate inventory levels for all surgical/house instrumentation/trays and supplies.
- Assembling surgical case carts as required.
- Recording and maintaining required sterilization records.
- Serving as technical contact person for questions concerning decontamination and sterilization.
- Handling and protecting highly confidential patient, employee and/or MCHD proprietary information in accordance with hospital & system policies, HIPAA requirements and the highest level of ethical standards.
- Reporting all security events, potential events, or other security risks to the organization.
- Participating in and completing all patient safety initiatives appropriate to the position.
- Conducting all job responsibilities according to the Mission and Values of Martin County Hospital.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
