Sterilization Tech I, Marshall Medical Centers North, Surgery, PRN, 1st Shift

HH Health System • Guntersville, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position reflects the general duties necessary to describe the principal functions of the job. The Sterilization Tech I is supervised by the Surgical Services Unit Charge Nurses and the Director of Surgical Services. Marshall Medical Centers, an affiliate of the Huntsville Hospital Health System, serves the residents of Marshall County and the surrounding area. The organization operates two hospitals, eight outpatient locations, and employs a highly-trained team of physicians practicing 28 specialties. Marshall Medical Center North, where this position is located, is a 90-bed facility in Guntersville, Alabama. Marshall Medical Centers has been recognized by the Joint Commission as a “Top Quality Performer” among America’s hospitals.

Requirements

• Sterile processing national certification
• Current BCLS certification
• High School Graduate

Nice To Haves

• Supply chain experience
• Advanced training

Responsibilities

• Adherence to hospital/department policy
• Maintains good attendance record
• Arrives to work punctually
• Follows dress code
• Observes confidentiality
• Adheres to safety policies
• Participates in continuing education
• Follows department of nursing and hospital policy and procedures
• Complies with surgery department policy and procedures
• Complies with staffing assignments
• Demonstrates flexibility and openness to change
• Monitors OR supplies and works with clinical buyer to oversee for outdates and needed supplies for cases
• Helps establish PAR levels and organization of supplies
• Works with surgical techs, director and buyer to ensure proper supplies available for cases
• Anticipates product needs by monitoring OR schedule and coordinating with the charge nurse and director
• Pulls cases prior to day of surgery with instruments needed to assist with turnover of rooms
• Assist with improvement of turnover of rooms
• Utilize devise to be available to pull needed supply for surgical room during a surgery when necessary
• Utilizes pick sheet to ensure proper supplies pulled to open, assist with changes and updates for preference cards
• Works in sterile processing as needed to assist with sterilization of instruments
• Call responsibility for sterile processing
• Keep instrument room organized and rotate
• Understands and demonstrates all sterile processing competencies: Washers, sterilizers, biologicals, indicators, storage, tracing of instruments, monthly records, completeness of trays
• Understands and demonstrates sterile supply maintenance- rotation of supplies, ensuring proper handling of supplies
• Understands process in preference cards to pull instruments and supplies
• Demonstrates proper PPE
• Call responsibilities for sterile processing
• Maintains unit
• Maintains equipment and supplies
• Communicates patient information
• Documents information
• Charges for equipment and supplies
• Uses computer system efficiently
• Communicates effectively
• Maintains flexibility and adaptability
• Supports unit teams
• Resolves problems
• Consistently meets the hospital’s Journey to Service Excellence standards
• Supports Customer Service
• Collaborates with appropriate charge nurse regarding precepting of orientee and documents progress or concerns

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED