Surgical Services Endoscopy - Sterile Technician

WVU Medicine•Fairmont, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position performs delegated tasks in an assigned work setting to assist with ENDO/OR room turnovers, patient care, and inventory stocking. Key responsibilities include cleaning and processing endoscopes, specialty scopes, and accessories according to manufacturer’s instructions and hospital policies, including performing high-level scope disinfection. The role also involves cleaning, decontaminating, and sterilizing reusable patient care equipment, instrumentation, and supplies, as well as disassembling, inspecting, inventorying, and assembling procedural trays. The technician is responsible for recording and maintaining required high-level disinfection and sterilization records as mandated by regulatory agencies. They must utilize knowledge of infection control principles, ensure work areas promote patient and employee safety, and cover processing technician call as needed to meet departmental operational needs. This position is specifically needed for the reprocessing of endoscopes for a second GI room and is expected to cross-train to Sterile Processing when it opens in October 2026, working concurrently in both endoscopy reprocessing and sterile processing. All staff hired for Fairmont Medical Center Surgical Services are expected to cross-train to different service lines as needed and time allows.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) through the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) OR Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CBSPD) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) within 12 months of hire.
Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire.
One (1) year experience in a patient support role.
Complete Endoscopy Technician training/orientation program (as established by department).

Nice To Haves

Successful completion HSPA course for SPD ENDO/OR assignment.
Obtain CER, CRCST within two (2) years of employment.
One (1) year of instrumentation, equipment, or endoscopy experience.

Responsibilities

Cleans, decontaminates, assembles, and processes reusable patient care equipment, instrumentation, endoscopes, and accessories according to manufacturer’ instructions (IFU’s). Follows departmental policies and procedures, infection control standards, and state/federal regulations. Discerns and distinguishes colors to identify bio burden on instruments, scopes, and equipment.
Operates all sterilization, high-level disinfection, and decontamination equipment in accordance with departmental policies and procedures safely and efficiently to maintain adequate inventory levels of ENDDO scopes, accessories, instruments, and supplies.
Restocks accurately procedural carts/work areas with scopes, accessories, instruments, and supplies. Inventories and maintains adequate levels of disinfectants and scope/instrument cleaning solutions utilized in work areas.
Checks the expiration dates (or hang times of scopes) of instrumentation, accessories, and supplies. Restocks accurately with unexpired products. Inventories and maintains adequate levels of scopes, accessories, instrumentation, and supplies.
Stages and delivers procedural carts, stocking carts, and equipment. Places or returns scopes, instrumentation, supplies, or equipment to designated storage locations. Maintains egress corridors.
Assembles, cleans, and tracks procedural carts, scope containers, and transport bins.
Records and maintains required sterilization records and QA logs such as manometry catheter processing log. Performs and maintains records of daily quality assurance checks on endoscopy and specialty scopes/instruments/equipment.
Utilizes computer software to track scope and instrument processing.
Reports and records missing and or damaged scopes/accessories/instruments to leadership team.
Performs delegated tasks to assist with ENDO/OR room turnovers. Room turnovers may include pre-cleaning of scopes at point of use, post-case cleaning, and cleaning of equipment/environment. May perform point of care testing and quality processing cleaning audits within the scope of support role.
Assists with patient transfers under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Cleans transport devices.
Utilizes appropriate aseptic technique to open sterile supplies for patient use or for sterile field. Performs designated daily, weekly, and/or monthly cleaning tasks including scope cabinets, storerooms, procedural rooms, computers, monitors, warmers, carts, and autoclaves.
Transports non-controlled substances at the request of a licensed care provider. May transport patient with a PCA/Epidural pump.
Transports specimens and blood at the request of a licensed care provider. Promptly runs errands as directed.
Transports linens, trash, and bio hazardous materials according to established policies wearing PPE and ensuring correct signage is in place prior to transport.
Assists in routine unit operations as directed/needed to assure smooth communication and function of the unit. Relays accurate telephone, visitor, patient, and healthcare provider messages to appropriate persons in a timely manner.
Daily maintains work area(s) in a clean, neat, and orderly fashion. Cleans work area prior to end of shift in preparation for the oncoming shift.
Attends regularly scheduled in-services and staff meetings. Participates in training to enhance care and handling of new scopes, Instruments, equipment, accessories, and supplies.
Covers ENDO/OR processing technician call as needed to meet departmental operational needs.
Other duties as assigned.